Six Iranian scientists have been among world’s top 3000 scholars, said Head of Research and Technology Department of Iranian Ministry of Science Hassan Khoshghalb.
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He said that based on the ISI data, Iran’s share of top science output hits 2.2 percent, adding the quality of Iran’s scientific output jumped by 17 points, reaching 20 from 37 from 2012 to 2016.
The official further said that 200 Iranian scientists are among one percent top scholars of the world in 2015.
He said based on Leiden University Rankings, 14 Iranian universities are regarded as top one percent universities of the world.