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Tiger or Rabbit does not Matter: a New Look into the Recent Great Achievements of Iranian Scientists


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1 Medical Physics Department, The Center for Research on Radiological Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran, Islamic Republic of
2 International Affairs Office, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran, Islamic Republic of
 

Since 2005, scientific acceleration in Iran has enjoyed an explosive surge. In 2009, Iran's growth rate in science and technology was 11 times that of the world's output. In terms of total output per year, Iran has already surpassed countries such as Sweden, Switzerland, Israel, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Austria or that of Norway.

Keywords

Iran, Research, Education, Publication
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Authors

S. M. J. Mortazavi
Medical Physics Department, The Center for Research on Radiological Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran, Islamic Republic of
Z. Hashemi
International Affairs Office, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran, Islamic Republic of

Abstract


Since 2005, scientific acceleration in Iran has enjoyed an explosive surge. In 2009, Iran's growth rate in science and technology was 11 times that of the world's output. In terms of total output per year, Iran has already surpassed countries such as Sweden, Switzerland, Israel, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Austria or that of Norway.

Keywords


Iran, Research, Education, Publication

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.17485/ijst%2F2011%2Fv4i6%2F30096