Status of Chemistry Publications Originating from Palestinian Universities in International Databases
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2015-04-21
Authors
Shahwan, Talal
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Abstract
Scientific activities and publications in Palestine have been showing an upward
trend since two decades. Chemistry has been one of the most important fields
showing such a trend. According to SciMagoJr statistics, in the years 1996-2013,
the number of publications originating from Palestine in the field of Chemistry
was 527, and the number of citations was 3020, with a corresponding H index of
24. About 80% of these publications came out as a result of international
cooperation during the last years. The fields of Chemistry research are also
widening and currently encompass organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry,
physical chemistry, analytical chemistry, electrochemistry, spectroscopy, and
others.
In the corresponding presentation, quality and quantity aspects of the
publications will be addressed, a comparison will be made with other regional and
international countries. The publication productivity of Chemistry departments at
various Palestinian universities will be considered based on SCOPUS data.