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<strong>UNESCO</strong> Figure 15.5: <strong>SCIENCE</strong> Trends <strong>REPORT</strong> in<br />

nanotechnology in Iran<br />

Ardabi<br />

Azarbayjan-<br />

E-Sharqi<br />

Azarbayjan-<br />

E-Gharbi<br />

Zanjan<br />

Gilan<br />

Mazandaran<br />

Iran is now ranked seventh worldwide for the<br />

number of nanotech-related papers<br />

Kordestan<br />

Hamadanan<br />

Kermanshahan<br />

Markazi<br />

Tehran<br />

Tehran<br />

Semnan<br />

Khorasan<br />

Top 25 for volume of nanotechnology-related papers, 2014<br />

Ilam<br />

Lorestan<br />

Esfahan<br />

Chahar Mahall<br />

va Bakhtiari<br />

Khuzestan<br />

Kohkiluyeh hva<br />

Buyer Ahmadi<br />

Yazd<br />

Karman<br />

Fars<br />

Hormozgan<br />

Sistan va<br />

Baluchestan<br />

8 678<br />

7 572<br />

7 192<br />

6 745<br />

5 026<br />

4 836<br />

3 978<br />

3 642<br />

3 456<br />

3 060<br />

2 859<br />

2 691<br />

2 130<br />

1 892<br />

38 146<br />

20 437<br />

1 747<br />

1 601<br />

1 545<br />

1 435<br />

1 418<br />

1 345<br />

1 330<br />

1 100<br />

1 003<br />

China<br />

USA<br />

India<br />

Korea, Rep.<br />

Germany<br />

Japan<br />

Iran<br />

France<br />

UK<br />

Spain<br />

Italy<br />

Russian Fed.<br />

Australia<br />

Canada<br />

Singapore<br />

Brazil<br />

Poland<br />

Saudi Arabia<br />

Switzerland<br />

Turkey<br />

Sweden<br />

Malaysia<br />

Netherlands<br />

Belgium<br />

Egypt<br />

Note: The total for China does not include Chinese Taipei, which recorded 3 139 papers in this database in 2014.<br />

Iran performs well for the number of nanoarticles per million inhabitants<br />

Other countries are given for comparison<br />

Germany 92.95<br />

80<br />

France 78.81<br />

69.60<br />

USA 68.76<br />

60<br />

62.08<br />

50.81<br />

48.79<br />

Iran 59.37<br />

Japan 56.26<br />

40<br />

Malaysia 41.05<br />

20<br />

0<br />

19.29<br />

17.76<br />

13.26<br />

10.63<br />

8.31<br />

5.95<br />

5.50<br />

4.03<br />

3.83<br />

3.00<br />

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013<br />

China 25.44<br />

Russian Fed. 22.57<br />

Turkey 18.55<br />

Egypt 10.33<br />

South Africa 9.21<br />

Brazil 9.15<br />

Mexico 7.81<br />

India 6.17<br />

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