How do you define and measure research productivity?
How do you define and measure research productivity?
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DOI：
10.1007/s11192-014-1269-8
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发表时间：
2014-11-01
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影响因子：
3.9
通讯作者：
D'Angelo, Ciriaco Andrea
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作者：
Abramo, Giovanni;D'Angelo, Ciriaco Andrea
生产率是任何生产系统效率的典型指标。将研究生产力定义为每个研究人员发表的论文数量，并将其与影响力区分开来，这似乎已成为文献计量学的规范。在这项工作中，我们将生产力的经济概念应用于研究活动的特定背景，并展示了普遍接受的定义的局限性。然后，我们提出了一种通过“分数科学强度（FSS）”指标来衡量研究生产力的形式，以符合生产的微观经济理论。我们提出了在各个分析层面上衡量 FSS 的方法：个人、领域、学科、部门、机构、地区和国家。最后，我们通过研究生产力的两种定义来比较意大利大学的排名。
Productivity is the quintessential indicator of efficiency in any production system. It seems it has become a norm in bibliometrics to define research productivity as the number of publications per researcher, distinguishing it from impact. In this work we operationalize the economic concept of productivity for the specific context of research activity and show the limits of the commonly accepted definition. We propose then a measurable form of research productivity through the indicator "Fractional Scientific Strength (FSS)", in keeping with the microeconomic theory of production. We present the methodology for measure of FSS at various levels of analysis: individual, field, discipline, department, institution, region and nation. Finally, we compare the ranking lists of Italian universities by the two definitions of research productivity.