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An analysis of research productivity in Saudi Arabia and Iran

Aim/Purpose Education is vital as it is a major investment in human capital. Tertiary education, in particular, contributes to the growth of knowledge and advances skills, which helps in the development of a country. This paper aims to look at the research and technological output at the tertiary l...

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Main Authors: Mushtaq Ahmed, Younus Ahmed, Mohamad Diah, Nurazzura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Informing Science Institute (ISI) 2019
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HM621 Culture
HM701 Social systems
HM826 Social institutions
HM831 Social change
LB2300 Higher Education
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http://www.jspte.org/Volume4/JSPTEv4p197-208Ahmed5236.pdf
https://doi.org/10.28945/4404
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spelling my.iium.irep.751492019-10-30T02:59:31Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/75149/ An analysis of research productivity in Saudi Arabia and Iran Mushtaq Ahmed, Younus Ahmed Mohamad Diah, Nurazzura HM621 Culture HM701 Social systems HM826 Social institutions HM831 Social change LB2300 Higher Education Aim/Purpose Education is vital as it is a major investment in human capital. Tertiary education, in particular, contributes to the growth of knowledge and advances skills, which helps in the development of a country. This paper aims to look at the research and technological output at the tertiary level in Saudi Arabia and Iran. Background Saudi Arabia and Iran have an aspiration for leadership in the Islamic world and have been fighting for regional domination. Providing an overview of their tertiary education in these countries could be used to understand where the countries stand in their social and economic aspirations, especially when their economies move from oil to knowledge-based. Methodology To achieve the objective of the study, qualitative thematic analysis was done on secondary data extracted from the official websites of Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), the World Bank and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Contribution The data suggest that Iran has a higher research output and development at the tertiary level than Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia needs to focus on its research output to achieve its social and economic aspiration to move to a knowledge economy. Findings The findings reveal that while Iran has a much larger tertiary system than Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia spends a higher percentage of its GDP on education (5.14%) than Iran (2.92%) and has a higher student-instructor ratio (19.85%) than Iran (15.26%). Despite less investment in education, Iran has published more articles (38,299) and filed more patents (14,279) than Saudi Arabia, which has fewer published articles (15,509) and patents filed (2406). The Informing Science Institute (ISI) 2019-09 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/75149/1/75149_An%20analysis%20of%20research%20productivity%20in%20Saudi%20Arabia.pdf Mushtaq Ahmed, Younus Ahmed and Mohamad Diah, Nurazzura (2019) An analysis of research productivity in Saudi Arabia and Iran. Journal for the Study of Postsecondary and Tertiary Education, 4. pp. 197-208. ISSN 2378-5497 http://www.jspte.org/Volume4/JSPTEv4p197-208Ahmed5236.pdf https://doi.org/10.28945/4404
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topic HM621 Culture
HM701 Social systems
HM826 Social institutions
HM831 Social change
LB2300 Higher Education
spellingShingle HM621 Culture
HM701 Social systems
HM826 Social institutions
HM831 Social change
LB2300 Higher Education
Mushtaq Ahmed, Younus Ahmed
Mohamad Diah, Nurazzura
An analysis of research productivity in Saudi Arabia and Iran
description Aim/Purpose Education is vital as it is a major investment in human capital. Tertiary education, in particular, contributes to the growth of knowledge and advances skills, which helps in the development of a country. This paper aims to look at the research and technological output at the tertiary level in Saudi Arabia and Iran. Background Saudi Arabia and Iran have an aspiration for leadership in the Islamic world and have been fighting for regional domination. Providing an overview of their tertiary education in these countries could be used to understand where the countries stand in their social and economic aspirations, especially when their economies move from oil to knowledge-based. Methodology To achieve the objective of the study, qualitative thematic analysis was done on secondary data extracted from the official websites of Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), the World Bank and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Contribution The data suggest that Iran has a higher research output and development at the tertiary level than Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia needs to focus on its research output to achieve its social and economic aspiration to move to a knowledge economy. Findings The findings reveal that while Iran has a much larger tertiary system than Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia spends a higher percentage of its GDP on education (5.14%) than Iran (2.92%) and has a higher student-instructor ratio (19.85%) than Iran (15.26%). Despite less investment in education, Iran has published more articles (38,299) and filed more patents (14,279) than Saudi Arabia, which has fewer published articles (15,509) and patents filed (2406).
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title An analysis of research productivity in Saudi Arabia and Iran
title_short An analysis of research productivity in Saudi Arabia and Iran
title_full An analysis of research productivity in Saudi Arabia and Iran
title_fullStr An analysis of research productivity in Saudi Arabia and Iran
title_full_unstemmed An analysis of research productivity in Saudi Arabia and Iran
title_sort analysis of research productivity in saudi arabia and iran
publisher The Informing Science Institute (ISI)
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