ontribution of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Country’s H-Index
Maryam Farhadi
National University of Malaysia - UKM
Hadi Salehi
Islamic Azad University, Najafabad Branch
Mohamed Amin Embi
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia - Faculty of Education
Masood Fooladi
Islamic Azad University, Mobarakeh Branch
Hadi Farhadi
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia-Research Center for Islamic Economics and Finance (EKONIS-UKM)
Arezoo Aghaei Chadegani
Islamic Azad University; University Kebangsaan Malaysia
Nader Ale Ebrahim
University of Malaya (UM) - Department of Engineering Design and Manufacture, Faculty of Engineering; University of Malaya (UM) - Research Support Unit, Centre of Research Services, Institute of Research Management and Monitoring (IPPP)
November 10, 2013
Journal of Theoretical and Applied Information Technology, vol. 57, no. 1, 10 November, 2013.
Abstract:
The aim of this study is to examine the effect of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) development on country’s scientific ranking as measured by H-index. Moreover, this study applies ICT development sub-indices including ICT Use, ICT Access and ICT skill to find the distinct effect of these sub-indices on country’s H-index. To this purpose, required data for the panel of 14 Middle East countries over the period 1995 to 2009 is collected. Findings of the current study show that ICT development increases the H-index of the sample countries. The results also indicate that ICT Use and ICT Skill sub-indices positively contribute to higher H-index but the effect of ICT access on country’s H-index is not clear.
Number of Pages in PDF File: 6
Keywords: Information and Communication Technology (ICT) development, H-index, Middle East
JEL Classification: L11, L1, L2, M11, M12, M1, M54, Q1, O1, O3, P42, P24, P29, Q31, Q32, L17
Accepted Paper Series
Date posted: November 11, 2013
Suggested Citation
Contribution of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Country’s H-Index by Maryam Farhadi, Hadi Salehi, Mohamed Amin Embi, Masood Fooladi, Hadi Farhadi, Arezoo Aghaei Chadegani, Nader Ale Ebrahim :: SSRN