Iran Standing among Top States with 26% Growth in Nanotechnology Articles
Also, the share of Iran's joint nano articles with other countries in 2024 was 32%, and the five countries of China, the US, Turkey, Iraq, and India, respectively, had the most contributions to these joint articles with Iran.
Meantime, in 2024, 10,860 articles related to nanotechnology were indexed by Iranian researchers in the Web of Science database, which is equivalent to 4.2% of all nanotechnology articles published in the world this year. With this amount of scientific production, Iran ranked sixth in the world, down one place compared to the previous year.
The share of Iran's joint nanotechnology-related articles with other countries in 2024 was 32%, and the five countries, China, the US, Turkey, Iraq, and India, respectively, had the most contributions to these joint articles with Iran.
In terms of the number of nanotechnology articles relative to the population (per capita), Iran ranked 23rd in the world in 2023, and ranked first in the world in terms of the number of nanotechnology-related articles per gross domestic product (GDP) based on purchasing power parity (PPP).
Iran has made nanotechnology a priority in recent years, achieving remarkable success. The nanotechnology research website StatNano has ranked Iran as fourth in the world in nanotechnology publications.
The number of scientific articles is deemed a significant parameter for measuring and comparing scientific development, according to StatNano that provides the global and regional ranking of the main indicators of nano science, technology, and industry. China was atop the rankings, followed by the United States and India.
A report said in 2024 that 111 standards have been so far published in various sectors of nanotechnology in the International Organization for Standardization, and Iran is the fourth most active member of the ISO by compiling 12 standards.
A meeting of new international nano standards projects was held at the headquarters of Iran Nanotechnology Innovation Council at the time in the presence of experts from the National Organization of Standards and the nano headquarters, officials of international nanotechnology standards projects, and specialists with experience in international activities to discuss and review the new proposals that are due to be presented to the ISO by Iran and make the necessary amendments.
In this meeting, three proposals for developing new international standards were presented by the project managers, and the people present in the meeting who had previous experience in developing international standards expressed their opinions. These comments help to enrich the proposals and make providers more prepared to present and defend ISO projects.
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