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R&D Outputs in Israel / Analysis of Scientific Publications – 2021

This study was conducted in 2021, based on data from bibliometric databases. The report examines the metrics of Israeli scientific publications in comparison with global research output (Chapter 1); Data of Israeli HCP / Highly Cited Papers (Chapter 2); Patterns of Israeli articles included in Nature Index (Chapter 3); Mapping of university rankings indicators (Chapter […]

Science, Technology, and Innovation Indicators in Israel: An International Comparison -2021 – Part a – Key figures

Neaman Institute is pleased to present the ” Science, Technology, and Innovation Indicators in Israel: An International Comparison – 2021″. This publication contains many key figures for Israel regarding science and technology input and output, and covers more than a decade of international comparisons, as well as many other indices. This information can contribute to […]

Sex and Gender Informed aspects in medical and health professions curricula

The study was commissioned by the Health and Gender Subcommittee of the National Council for the Advancement of Women in Science and Technology. Gender and sex informed medicine is a field designed to develop tools for optimal diagnosis and treatment for men and women, with the awareness that the functioning of all body systems is […]

Leadership and Academic Management in Institutions of Higher Education – Universities. Literature survey and in-depth interviews with officials

Institutions of higher education have faced many challenges in the last decade – competitiveness between academic institutions and with industry, competitive budgets and funding, technological changes and questions that arise regarding the relevance of academia in the world and in Israel.  Institutions of higher education have faced many challenges in the last decade – competitiveness […]

Periphery-Academy relations: past, present and future

BASHAAR – Academic community for Israeli Society together with Edmond de Rothschild Foundation and Samuel Neaman Institute for national policy research held a conference entitled: “Periphery-Academy relations: past, present and future” on March 2021. The conference included an opening plenum that delt with the relations between the Academy and the periphery, six parallel panels discussing […]

R&D Outputs in Israel / Analysis of Scientific Publications – 2020

This study was conducted in 2020, based on data from bibliometric databases. The report examines the data of Israeli HCR / Highly Cited Researchers (Chapter 1); Open Access patterns of Israeli scientific output (Chapter 2); Bilateral coauthorship changes in Israeli international collaboration (Chapter 3); Career development among Israeli postdocs (Chapter 4).

The world of engineering and engineers

The book presents the fundamentals of engineering science and engineering art, which is common the various engineering disciplines, which together make up the engineering profession. The book reviews and analyzes especially the principles of the engineering art, the interactions between engineering and science and between engineering and society, as well as the engineering education and […]

Academia in the pandemia period

Summary of the insights and conclusions brought up in a conference on the activities of academia in the period of the corona crisis. The topic addressed include the role of basic research in the era of crisis, the involvement of academia in the national decision-making process and the education for the job market.