Contribution of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Country’s H-Index

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
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Date posted: November 11, 2013  

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Farhadi, Maryam and Salehi, Hadi and Embi, Mohamed Amin and Fooladi, Masood and Farhadi, Hadi and Aghaei Chadegani, Arezoo and Ale Ebrahim, Nader, Contribution of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Country’s H-Index (November 10, 2013). Journal of Theoretical and Applied Information Technology, vol. 57, no. 1, 10 November, 2013.. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2352672

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