Abstract

Objective: This research was done to study the leading Islamic scientific authority based on international publications, which is one of the examples of scientific authority.
Method: This research has been carried out with a descriptive and analytical method. To gather data, databases of the Web of Sciences core collection, journal citation report (JCR), and Incites have been used.
Results: The findings of this research showed that in terms of international authoritative journals Turkey, Iran, and Malaysia publish the most publications respectively. But in terms of the position of the journals in the ranking based on the quartile (Q), 50% of the Egyptian journals are in the first quartile. In terms of received citations, the publications of UAE and Saudi Arabia are in the first and second ranks, and it can be said that based on this, these countries have more scientific authority. Based on the number of citations received from patents, UAE publications are at the top with a significant difference. Citation indicators have a significant correlation with the percentage of international collaborations in journal articles
 Conclusion: The review of Iranian journals in JCR shows the growth of Iranian international journals in this database. but it is suggested to increase the citation of publications and increase the scientific authority of international collaboration in articles. ­­­In general, it can be concluded that in terms of citation indices, the publications of Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Iran have scientific authority.