Iran Ranks Second Among Islamic Nations for Highly Cited Patents
Iran is ranked second in terms of the number of patent citations to scientific publications among Islamic countries, according to the head of Islamic World Science Citation Database (ISC) Ahmad Fazelzadeh.
Scientific impact is often measured using citation counts, which is something common in scientometric studies, but these citations in technological environments can be considered as the impact of science on technology, Ahmad Fazelzadeh, head of the ISC said.
This index demonstrates the extent to which technological advances and innovations are based on the achievements and findings of scientific research, he added.
“In the 10-year period from 2012 to 2021, more than 99 million scientific papers have been published worldwide, out of which a total number of 1,341,732 have been cited in patents,” he went on to say.
“During that period, 752, 421 scientific documents with Iranain organizational affiliation have been published. Out of that number, 13,058 documents have been cited 24,984 times by 22,248 patents.”
“During that period, in terms of the total production of technological science, Iran, with 8,884 citations of patents, has taken second place among Islamic countries, and Saudi Arabia and Turkey ranked first and third, respectively,” Fazelzadeh said.
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