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ArticleEnvironmental science and pollution research international2016

Benchmarking the scientific output of industrial wastewater research in Arab world by utilizing bibliometric techniques.

Shaher H Zyoud, Aiman E Al-Rawajfeh, Hafez Q Shaheen, Daniela Fuchs-Hanusch

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  1. Evolving framework of studies on global gulf ecosystems with Sustainable Development Goals.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2022
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  3. Mapping of climate change research in the Arab world: a bibliometric analysis.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2020
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  5. Benchmarking the scientific research on wastewater-energy nexus by using bibliometric analysis.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2017
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Shaher H ZyoudInstitute of Urban Water Management and Landscape Water Engineering, Graz University of Technology, Stremayrgasse 10/I, A-8010, Graz, Austria. shaherzyouds@gmail.com.
Aiman E Al-RawajfehChemical Engineering Department, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
Hafez Q ShaheenCivil Engineering Department, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine.
Daniela Fuchs-HanuschInstitute of Urban Water Management and Landscape Water Engineering, Graz University of Technology, Stremayrgasse 10/I, A-8010, Graz, Austria.

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Rapid population growth, worsening of the climate, and severity of freshwater scarcity are global challenges. In Arab world countries, where water resources are becoming increasingly scarce, the recycling of industrial wastewater could improve the efficiency of freshwater use. The benchmarking of scientific output of industrial wastewater research in the Arab world is an initiative that could support in shaping up and improving future research activities. This study assesses the scientific output of industrial wastewater research in the Arab world. A total of 2032 documents related to industrial wastewater were retrieved from 152 journals indexed in the Scopus databases; this represents 3.6 % of the global research output. The h-index of the retrieved documents was 70. The total number of citations, at the time of data analysis, was 34,296 with an average citation of 16.88 per document. Egypt, with a total publications of 655 (32.2 %), was ranked the first among the Arab countries followed by Saudi Arabia 300 (14.7 %) and Tunisia 297 (14.6 %). Egypt also had the highest h-index, assumed with Saudi Arabia, the first place in collaboration with other countries. Seven hundred fifteen (35.2 %) documents with 66 countries in Arab/non-Arab country collaborations were identified. Arab researchers collaborated mostly with researchers from France 239 (11.7 %), followed by the USA 127 (6.2 %). The top active journal was Desalination 126 (6.2 %), and the most productive institution was the National Research Center, Egypt 169 (8.3 %), followed by the King Abdul-Aziz University, Saudi Arabia 75 (3.7 %). Environmental Science was the most prevalent field of interest 930 (45.8 %). Despite the promising indicators, there is a need to close the gap in research between the Arab world and the other nations. Optimizing the investments and developing regional experiences are key factors to promote the scientific research.

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BenchmarkingBibliometricsIndustrial WasteWastewaterBiomedical ResearchCooperative BehaviorDatabases, FactualEgyptFranceMiddle EastSaudi ArabiaTunisiaIndustrial WasteWastewaterArab worldBenchmarkingBibliometricsh-indexIndustrial wastewaterScopus

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