Table
1. The seven most scientifically productive Islamic countries as of early 2007, compared against a selection of other countries | ||||
Physics papers |
Physics citations |
All science papers |
All science citations |
|
| Malaysia | 690 |
1 685 |
11 287 |
40 925 |
| Pakistan | 846 |
2 952 |
7 934 |
26 958 |
| Saudi Arabia | 836 |
2 220 |
14 538 |
49 654 |
| Morocco | 1 518 |
5 332 |
9 979 |
35 011 |
| Iran | 2 408 |
9 385 |
25 400 |
76 467 |
| Egypt | 3 064 |
11 211 |
26 276 |
90 056 |
| Turkey | 5 036 |
21 798 |
88 438 |
299 808 |
| Brazil | 18 571 |
104 245 |
128 687 |
642 745 |
| India | 26 241 |
136 993 |
202 727 |
793 946 |
| China | 75 318 |
298 227 |
431 859 |
1 637 287 |
| USA | 201 062 |
2 332 789 |
2 732 816 |
35 678 385 |
| These data are from the Philadelphia-based science information specialist, Thomson Scientific. | ||||