Table 1.
List of Arab countries and three non-Arab countries in the Middle East and their Standard Competition Ranks (SCRs) in worldwide research productivity in the field of infectious diseases
| Arab Countries | Worldwide SCR * |
|---|---|
| Egypt | 56 |
| Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | 60 |
| Tunisia | 68 |
| Morocco | 81 |
| Kuwait | 91 |
| Lebanon | 93 |
| Sudan | 86 |
| Algeria | 103 |
| United Arab Emirates | 105 |
| Jordan | 130 |
| Qatar | 136 |
| Bahrain | 143 |
| Oman | 157 |
| Iraq | 163 |
| Syria | 162 |
| Yemen | 175 |
| Libya | 170 |
| Mauritania | 177 |
| Palestine | N/A* |
| Somalia | 210 |
| Comoros | 213 |
| Djibouti | 218 |
| Non-Arab countries | |
| Israel | 25 |
| Turkey | 31 |
| Iran | 46 |
*Palestine is not recognized as an independent state in the WoS database, so rank could not be determine. Retrieval of documents from Palestine was explained in the methodology section.