Table 3.
Research productivity of Arab and three non-Arab countries in the field of infectious diseases, including the h-index and mean citation per document
| Arab country | Frequency N = 2408 (%) | h-index | Mean citation per document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 464 (19.27) | 41 | 16.08 |
| Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | 437 (18.15) | 36 | 15.64 |
| Tunisia | 365 (15.16) | 25 | 8.89 |
| Morocco | 216 (8.97) | 22 | 9.96 |
| Kuwait | 175 (7.27) | 27 | 17.61 |
| Lebanon | 173 (7.18) | 24 | 14.14 |
| Sudan | 165 (6.85) | 28 | 16.28 |
| Algeria | 134 (5.57) | 16 | 8.06 |
| United Arab Emirates | 128 (5.32) | 27 | 19.98 |
| Jordan | 79 (3.28) | 16 | 12.81 |
| Qatar | 55 (2.28) | 11 | 7.58 |
| Bahrain | 44 (1.83) | 11 | 9.82 |
| Oman | 34 (1.41) | 9 | 8.47 |
| Iraq | 29 (1.20) | 8 | 11.03 |
| Syria | 29 (1.20) | 10 | 8.21 |
| Yemen | 23 (0.96) | 6 | 5.62 |
| Libya | 22 (0.91) | 8 | 9.64 |
| Mauritania | 19 (0.79) | 8 | 10.00 |
| Palestine | 11 (0.46) | 4 | 4.91 |
| Somalia | 6 (0.25) | 4 | 12.33 |
| Comoros | 6 (0.25) | 4 | 5.17 |
| Djibouti | 5 (0.21) | 4 | 8.00 |
| Non-Arab Countries versus 22 Arab Countries | |||
| “non-Arab countries” | 2,408 | 64 | 13.25 |
| Israel | 2,095 | 93 | 24.11 |
| Turkey | 1,461 | 53 | 12.77 |
| Iran | 572 | 29 | 9.04 |