NHMRC grant applications: a comparison of "track record" scores allocated by grant assessors with bibliometric analysis of publications
NHMRC grant applications: a comparison of "track record" scores allocated by grant assessors with bibliometric analysis of publications
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DOI：
10.5694/j.1326-5377.2007.tb01279.x
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发表时间：
2007-09-17
影响因子：
11.4
通讯作者：
Butler, Linda
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作者：
Nicol, Marcus B.;Henadeera, Kumara;Butler, Linda
目的：探讨国家卫生与医学研究委员会（NHMRC）项目资助申请人的出版物“跟踪记录”得分与相同出版物产出的文献计量学指标之间的相关性；并比较NHMRC项目资助接受者的出版物产出与其他NHMRC资助计划接受者的出版物产出。设计：从2000年和2001年的项目资助申请中随机抽取15%的样本，将申请人的出版记录分数（由资助评审员分配）与过去6年出版的出版物相关的文献计量数据进行比较。文献计量测量包括总发表量、总引用量和每份出版物的引用量。项目资助计划在2001年进行了重大修订，以更好地支持基础广泛的合作研究项目。对2001年和2002年所有成功的项目资助申请进行了引文分析，并将结果与其他资助计划中NHMRC资助接受者的引文数据进行了比较。主要结果测量：出版记录分数与文献计量指标之间的相关性。结果：平均项目拨款跟踪记录得分与所有文献计量指标之间的相关性很差，低于统计显著水平。与其他NHMRC资助计划的接受者相比，项目资助的接受者有很强的引用记录。结论：项目拨款申请的记录分数与文献计量指标之间的相关性较差，表明除出版历史以外的因素可能影响记录分数的分配。
Objectives: To investigate the correlation between the publication "track record" score of applicants for National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) project grants and bibliometric measures of the same publication output; and to compare the publication outputs of recipients of NHMRC program grants with those of recipients under other NHMRC grant schemes.Design: For a 15% random sample of 2000 and 2001 project grant applications, applicants' publication track record scores (assigned by grant assessors) were compared with bibliometric data relating to publications issued in the previous 6 years. Bibliometric measures included total publications, total citations, and citations per publication. The program grants scheme underwent a major revision in 2001 to better support broadly based collaborative research programs. For all successful 2001 and 2002 program grant applications, a citation analysis was undertaken, and the results were compared with citation data on NHMRC grant recipients from other funding schemes.Main outcome measure: Correlation between publication track record scores and bibliometric indicators.Results: The correlation between mean project-grant track record scores and all bibliometric indicators was poor and below statistically significant levels. Recipients of program grants had a strong citation record compared with recipients under other NHMRC funding schemes.Conclusion: The poor correlation between track record scores and bibliometric measures for project grant applications suggests that factors other than publication history may influence the assignment of track record scores.