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Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Scientific and technical journal articles

Within the “Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan” group, Iran, Islamic Rep. leads Scientific and technical journal articles in 2023 at 55,085.25, while Djibouti sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with 17.48. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

0.014 K28 K41 K55 KIran, Islamic Rep.Iran, Islamic Rep.: 55,085.2555 KSaudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia: 24,594.7925 KEgypt, Arab Rep.Egypt, Arab Rep.: 22,854.4023 KPakistanPakistan: 20,519.1121 KIraqIraq: 16,724.1017 KIsraelIsrael: 13,844.2414 KMoroccoMorocco: 9,724.779.7 KAlgeriaAlgeria: 7,676.507.7 KUnited Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates: 7,075.147.1 KTunisiaTunisia: 5,492.925.5 KJordanJordan: 5,419.235.4 KQatarQatar: 2,471.292.5 K

Country table

#CountryValue
1 Iran, Islamic Rep. 55,085.25
2 Saudi Arabia 24,594.79
3 Egypt, Arab Rep. 22,854.40
4 Pakistan 20,519.11
5 Iraq 16,724.10
6 Israel 13,844.24
7 Morocco 9,724.77
8 Algeria 7,676.50
9 United Arab Emirates 7,075.14
10 Tunisia 5,492.92
11 Jordan 5,419.23
12 Qatar 2,471.29
13 Lebanon 2,079.31
14 Oman 1,640.31
15 Kuwait 1,395.04
16 West Bank and Gaza 861.66
17 Bahrain 718.30
18 Syrian Arab Republic 645.85
19 Malta 497.77
20 Libya 443.08
21 Yemen, Rep. 404.01
22 Afghanistan 168.85
23 Djibouti 17.48

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan group for Scientific and technical journal articles in 2023, Iran, Islamic Rep. leads with a gap of 30,490.46 to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 23 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with Djibouti at 17.48.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.