by CLIVE COOKSON
The global balance of science is shifting fast, as research powerhouses emerge in the developing world to challenge the traditional scientific leaders in North America, Europe and Japan.
Although the scientific rise of China, India and Brazil has been well-documented, a new study by the Royal Society, Britain’s national academy of science, identifies other “rapidly emerging scientific nations not traditionally associated with a strong science base”. Several of the newcomers are in the Islamic world.
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In terms of numbers of scientific papers published in peer-reviewed journals, Iran is the world’s fastest-growing country. The total leapt from 736 in 1996 to 13,238 in 2008.
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