Iraqi Engineering: Where Has All the Research Gone?
by Alan L. Porter
Abstract: To what extent have Iraqi engineering research emphases changed over the past fifteen years or so? Knowledge of changes in engineering publication patterns can inform deliberations about Iraqi capabilities and emphases. Exploration of the publication patterns shows a dramatic rise in activity through 1990, followed by a precipitous decline. The publications show mixed topical emphases and interesting institutional patterns as well. The net effect is to raise questions about the current status of Iraqi engineering R&D.
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