ARID Platform after Four Years of Its Establishment (2016-2020): A bibliometric Study

Abstract

After four years of the official opening of ARID (Arabic Researcher ID) platform, the number of its users exceeded 44 thousand who can speak Arabic from all over the world. ARID platform is the first Arabic platform to serve scientific research in a way that keeps pace with technical development, which made the access to the scientific research available to all users. The study aims to introduce ARID platform in the language of numbers to transmit a statistical picture for the scientists, experts and researchers on the first digital platform for Arabic speakers and how it can be benefit from this experience and data analysis in digital platforms that serve the Arabic language. The study concluded several results, however, the most important of which is that the number of users on ARID platform is increasing dramatically, and their numbers vary in different countries and universities. The platform included a wide range of various disciplines, most notably the specializations of educational sciences, sciences, arts, and political sciences, with a large number of holders of higher degrees (masters and doctorate), as they exceeded eight thousand users. Participation in conferences tops the list of academic activities, followed by the participation in scientific courses. Meanwhile, the number of scientific publications on the platform exceeded 12 thousand, and on top of them were the articles that published in scientific journals, where the number exceeded nine thousand research papers. In addition, 36 types of academic activities have been keyed in, including publishing books and participating in conferences and seminars. In conclusion, the researchers recommended that the awareness of joining the platform should be spread among Arabic-speaking researchers in all countries of the world to preserve the Arab identity, share scientific interests, and enrich Arabic content with scientific researches.