HAL :: [hal-00903344, version 1] Contribution of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Country'S H-Index

Contribution of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Country'S H-Index

MARYAM FARHADI 1, Hadi Salehi 2, Mohamed Amin Embi 2, MASOOD FOOLADI 1, HADI FARHADI 3, AREZOO AGHAEI CHADEGANI 1, Nader Ale Ebrahim 4

(2013)

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.

1 :	Islamic Azad University, Mobarakeh (IAU, Mobarakeh)
	Department of Accounting, Mobarakeh Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mobarakeh, Isfahan, Iran
2 :	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)
	Faculty Of Education, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (ukm), Malaysia
3 :	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)
	School of Psychology and Human Development, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Malaysia
4 :	University of Malaya (UM)
	Department of Engineering Design and Manufacture, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya

Domaine

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Informatique/Bibliothèque électronique Sciences de l'Homme et Société/Gestion et management

Mots Clés : Information and Communication Technology (ICT) development – H-index – Middle East

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