Much of the tremendous increases in submissions (and thus output) are a reflection of the significant investment developing nations have placed in science and the greater knowledge economy. A 2011 report from The Royal Society1 reviews a number of research investments around the world, finding “growth of commitment to science in a number of the non-G8 nations [as] especially striking” (p. 5). Iran, for example, has set R&D investment goals to 4% of GDP ( of GDP in 2006) and education investment goals to 7% of GDP ( of GDP in 2007) by 2030 (p. 21). As.
