Determining Iran's Scientific Competi-tiveness Ranking Using Scientific Com-plexity index (A Comparative Study in Middle-Eastern Countries)
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Purpose

Objective of the current paper is to determine the rank of Iran's science competitiveness among Middle Eastern countries using science complexity index approach.

Methodology

In terms of purpose this study is applicable, and based on the collecting method, it is a panel data since it includes time series data from 1996 to 2014 for 128 countries. Statistical population consists two levels. One for 27 science domain which include 307 subdomain. The other was related to countries which at first step included all the countries around the world and then for the sake of analysis it limited to Middle Eastern countries.

Findings

The findings revealed that Iran has 40th ranking among the world countries and 8th in between Middle Eastern countries. Between 27 science domain under study, nursing and health achieved highest complexity ranks. Furthermore, the number of citations of Iran in science complex is mostly distributed between ubiquity domain rather than complex domain. In case of diversity of science of Middle East countries, Turkey ranked 1st and Iran 6th; from ubiquity average of science, after Turkey and Israel, Iran achieved 3rd position. In addition, based on our findings, the main science competitor of Iran is Turkey then Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Egypt and Jordan respectively.

Conclustion

To develop science in Iran, the country needs to increase quality and quantity of science subdomains. However, this study showed that any increase in the number of science domains can not necessarily help to develop the competition power of Iran. What we are suggesting is to focus on complex domains or subdomains. If so, the role of government is very crucial in this approach. Government needs to find complex domains and invest on them to improve globally. Finally, we need to mention, in order to achieve prosperity in a country we need to align science with economy.

Language:
Persian
Published:
Scientometric research journal, Volume:5 Issue: 9, 2019
Pages:
67 to 84
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