Table 6 Research output in nutrition and dietetics from Arab countries compared with that from Turkey, Iran and Israel
Data/Country | Arab countries | Egypt | KSA | Tunisia | Turkey | Israel | Iran |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of population in millions | 400 | 90 | 30 | 11 | 60 | 8 | 80 |
Number of published research articles and review articles | 2062 | 742 | 250 | 238 | 1311 | 1348 | 664 |
Total number of citations | 22885 | 7218 | 2879 | 3575 | 21274 | 29175 | 9782 |
Average citation per document | 11.1 | 9.5 | 10.4 | 13.34 | 16.23 | 21.64 | 14.73 |
h -index | 54 | 37 | 24 | 30 | 57 | 73 | 46 |