Table 6 The top ten ranking of productive institutions from or collaborating with Arab World affiliations during the study period

1^st

American University of Beirut, Lebanon

24 (6.3)

2^nd

Kuwait University, Kuwait

21 (5.5)

3^rd

Jordan University of Science Technology, Jordan

19 (5.0)

4^th

Alexandria University, Egypt

15 (3.9)

4^th

Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Kuwait

15 (3.9)

4^th

National Research Centre, Egypt

15 (3.9)

7^th

University of Tunis El Manar, Tunisia

12 (3.1)

8^th

Institut National de Recherche Scientifique et Technique, Tunisia

9 (2.4)

8^th

Université de Toulouse, France

9 (2.4)

10^th

Centre de Recherches et des Technologies des Eaux Technopole de Borj-Cédria, Tunisia

8 (2.1)

10^th

Université Chouaib Doukkali, Morocco

8 (2.1)

10^th

University of Jordan, Jordan

8 (2.1)

10^th

Université Paul Sabatier Toulouse III, France

8 (2.1)