Government investments and the publishing activity of higher educational institutions: Bibliometric analysis

Ivanov, V. V.; Маркусова, В. А.; Mindeli, L.

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“…Most of the participating universities use collaboration strategies aimed at collaboration with other scientific organizations (Guskov, Kosyakov and Selivanova 2018). Thus, Ivanov et al (2016) xn--p1ai/en/).This complex of initiatives has had a cumulative effect on Russian universities and research institutes. To identify the effect of Project 5-100it needs to be seen whether there is growth in the research output of universities that participate in the Project compared to those who do not.…”

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“…Thus, government excellence initiatives have significant influence on the structure of collaboration (Guskov, Kosyakov and Selivanova 2018;Ivanov et al 2016;Möller et al 2016). Being a typical product of modern public management, excellence initiatives are usually designed as projects with key performance indicators, sometimesas in Russian case -in the shape of vaguely defined quasinumeric goals (become one of the world's top X universities by the year Y).…”

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The Russian University Excellence Initiative: Is It Really Excellence that Is Promoted?

2019

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We estimate the effect of the Russian University excellence program (Project 5-100) initiated by the Government in 2013 on research performance of top Russian universities which received, on a competitive basis, substantial financial support within this program. To do so we use an econometric analysis of longitudinal data applying a linear growth model with mixed effects, with different characteristics of research output as dependent variables. We demonstrate that there is a significant positive effect of Project 5-100 which appeared from the very first years of its implementationthat is, the universities receiving financial support demonstrate a substantial, steady increase in publications both measured in total numbers and per capita when compared to universities from the control group. An analysis of the structure of publication output allows us to demonstrate that not only quantitative but also qualitative growth has taken place, although the impact of Project 5-100 on quality is heterogeneous across universities and disciplines. Finally, we examine to what extent the change in the structure of research output may be attributed to changes in research collaboration patterns.

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The Russian University Excellence Initiative: Is It Really Excellence that Is Promoted?

2019

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“…Russian science policy and its impact on bibliometric performance was the object of a few studies published recently (Abbott and Schiermeier 2014;Radocevich and Yoruk 2014;Ivanov et al 2016;Karaulova et al 2016;Turko et al 2016, Gilyarevskii et al 2019). On December 1, 2018 the President of Russian Federation signed Decree N 204 (http://stati c.kreml in.ru/media /acts/files /00012 01805 07003 8.pdf) that set up a prestigious goal of entry into the list of the five largest economies of the world.…”

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Comparative analysis of Russian and industrialized countries performance on Energy and Fuels, WoS, 2008–2017

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The selection of basic research priorities plays an important role in efficient science policy. After the economic crisis in 2008 many countries turned its attention to R&D of energy resources. Effective development of R&D could contribute to efficiency of oil and gas processing and improve Russian prosperity. The goal of our study is to examine trends in Russian research performance (RP) and compare them with other leading industrialized countries. More detailed analysis was focused on tracing evolution in the research area (by WoS classification) as Energy&Fuel (E&F), which is invaluable for the Russian economy. Sources of data were Science Citation Index-Expanded (SCI-E) that is the part of Web of Science (WoS), analytical tool InCites and the national database Russian Science Citation Index-Clarivate. World dataset demonstrated the growth rate in total research performance (RP) by 140% (2,006,082 records) in 2017 compared to 2008 (1,416,233 records). Russian RP growth rate was the same as in world dataset in 2008-2017. Our analysis revealed that two of each RA Science Technology and Other Topics, and Energy & Fuels (E&F) demonstrated striking growth rate (in three-fold) comparing with growth rate 140% in the world dataset during 2008-2017. Total amount of Russian RP on E&F consisted of 4237 records indexed in SCI-E and 6300 records indexed in RSCI-C for 10 years. During the last 10 years, Russia significantly improved various citations indicators of RP on E&F. The share of publications in top 1% and top 10% journals increased. Russian RP growth rate on E&F was about 200%. Despite the growth its impact is low compared to leading industrial countries. A significant disparity was revealed in RP distribution by leading organizations in SCI-E and RSCI-C. Powerful Russian oil and gas companies are practically absent among organizations indexed in SCI-E. Contrarily, the national Russian database RSCI-C revealed a network of regional branches of the famous private oil company named "Lukoil". Russian international collaboration (IC) on E&F is significantly less (about 8-10%) than in total Russian RP. The negative factor is low number of IC on E&F with each of traditional Russian partners as Germany and USA. Value of Jaccard index of almost all countries collaborating with Russia (besides Kazakhstan's 0.46) is no higher than 0.2. This indicates significant difference in direction of research. Our data could be useful as a source for effective decision-making. Keywords Bibliometric • Energy and Fuels • Indicators • InCites • WoSThis paper is dedicated to the memory of Judit Bar-Ilan (1958, an outstanding scholar and an inimitable friend and colleague.

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“…Research productivity, which is one of the key indicators of the performance of the universities in modern times, has been an active area of research in the last thirty years. Among the works exploring different dimensions of the issues associated with academic research in particular and universities in general are Abdullah, Jaafar and Taib (2013), Abramo, Cicero & D'Angelo (2012), Abramo, D'Angelo & Di Costa (2014), Adams & Clemmons (2011), Barlas & Diker (2000), Barlas, Diker, Polat (1997), Dundar & Lewis (1995), Fedderke and Luiz (2008), Grayson (2004), Ivanov, Markusova & Mindeli (2016), Jaffe (1989), Kara (2011Kara ( , 2013aKara ( , 2013bKara ( , 2014, Kodama, Watatani &Sengoku (2013), Munoz (2016), Millers, Moffettt, McAdam & Brennan (2013, Neri & Rodgers (2013), Pastor & Serrano (2016), Singell and Tang (2013), Spencer (2001), and Walton, Tornatzky & Eveland (1986).…”

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Simulations of Information Technology-induced Teaching Performance in Cross-disciplinary Settings: A Model and an Application

Kara

2017

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences

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The purpose of this paper is to construct a model of research performance, based on a demand-and-supply set-up, in a cross-disciplinary context and simulate the trajectory of research performances. We take into account the effects of human capital and research technology as well as interactions among different disciplines/subjects so as to theorize about possible shapes of these trajectories. It turns out that, depending on the levels of human capital and technology, research performances could have different trajectories over time. Contingent upon the priority-driven amount of resources devoted to research, university administrators could choose a path among different trajectories, a path that is most compatible with their institutional objectives.

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Government investments and the publishing activity of higher educational institutions: Bibliometric analysis

Cited by 25 publications

References 13 publications

The Russian University Excellence Initiative: Is It Really Excellence that Is Promoted?

The Russian University Excellence Initiative: Is It Really Excellence that Is Promoted?

Comparative analysis of Russian and industrialized countries performance on Energy and Fuels, WoS, 2008–2017

Simulations of Information Technology-induced Teaching Performance in Cross-disciplinary Settings: A Model and an Application

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