Science in the Arab World

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Science in the Arab World

• A. B. Zahlan, Ph.D.
• AAAS Annual Meeting
• February 19, 2005
• Washington, DC

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Members of the League of Arab StatesAlgeria,
Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan,
Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco,
Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia,
Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
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Table 1 Changes in Agricultural Productivity in
Selected Countries
Source World Development Indicators, World Bank.
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Table 2 GDP PER CAPITA IN SELECTED ARAB STATES
(US)
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Table 3 Scientific Output, 1995 (number of
papers)
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Table 4 Trends in the Research Output of Arab
Countries, 1967-2003
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Table 5 GCC Research Output and Share of Total
Arab Output 1990-2004 (in number of publications)
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Table 6 Co-authorship of Arab Scientists, 1990
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Table 6 Co-authorship of Arab Scientists, 1990
(cont.)
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Table 6 Co-authorship of Arab Scientists, 1995
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Table 6 Co-authorship of Arab Scientists, 1995
(cont.)
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Table 7 Publication Rates of Selected
Countries, 1981-2003
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Table 8 Per Capita Publication Rates of Selected
Countries, 1981-2003