Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4968143 | Journal of Informetrics | 2016 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
The work applies the funnel plot methodology to measure and visualize uncertainty in the research performance of Italian universities in the science disciplines. The performance assessment is carried out at both discipline and overall university level. The findings reveal that for most universities the citation-based indicator used gives insufficient statistical evidence to infer that their research productivity is inferior or superior to the average. This general observation is one that we could indeed expect in a higher education system that is essentially non-competitive. The question is whether the introduction of uncertainty in performance reporting, while technically sound, could weaken institutional motivation to work towards continuous improvement.
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Authors
Giovanni Abramo, Andrea Ciriaco D'Angelo, Leonardo Grilli,