Author
Faculty member of the Department of Library and Information Science, Shahid Chamran University, Ahvaz
Abstract
This article aims to compare the developing countries according to their scientific publications indexed in Science Citation Index(SCI) during 1985-1989, using country-by-COUfltIY citation analysis technique. The top countries in scientific fields were identified, and compared to their populations and Gross National Products (GNP). This study found that, 4 Latin American countries: Brazil, Mexico. Argentina and Chile ranked from 1 to 4 in the most scientific fields, although, none of them had the largest population or the highest GNP during the period producing the studied documents.
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