The research activity of the current faculty of the Greek chemical engineering departments: a bibliometric study in national and international context

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• 作者：Nikolaos A. Kazakis (1) (2)
  
  1. Quality Assurance Unit of Democritus University of Thrace ; Democritus University of Thrace ; University Campus ; 69100 ; Komotini ; Greece
  2. Department of Archaeometry and Physicochemical Measurements ; 鈥楢thena鈥?Research and Innovation Center in Information ; Communication and Knowledge Technologies ; P.O. Box 159 ; Kimmeria University Campus ; 67100 ; Xanthi ; Greece
  
• 关键词：Research evaluation ; Bibliometrics ; h ; index ; Chemical engineering ; Greece ; Academic rank ; Gender
• 刊名：Scientometrics
• 出版年：2015
• 出版时间：April 2015
• 年：2015
• 卷：103
• 期：1
• 页码：229-250
• 全文大小：617 KB
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• 刊物主题：Information Storage and Retrieval; Library Science; Interdisciplinary Studies;
• 出版者：Springer Netherlands
• ISSN：1588-2861

文摘

The object of the present study is the evaluation of the research quality of the three Greek chemical engineering departments (Athens, Thessaloniki, Patras) by means of several advanced bibliometric indices calculated separately for each academic using a twofold approach, namely in department and academic rank level. This allows the ranking of the studied departments, but also sheds light on the distribution of the research activity among the various ranks. In addition, to assess the research profile and background of the current faculty of the Greek chemical engineering departments in International context their research output is compared with that of Massachusetts chemical engineering department, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Dependency of the bibliometric indices on seniority is also investigated, conducting the bibliometric analysis using a common time basis for all academics, i.e., research performance during the last decade. Available data are also used to investigate the temporal progress of the research productivity. Finally, gender distribution among the academics of the various ranks is also studied to explore the gender balance in research. In general, bibliometrics demonstrate that Patras department host academics of better quality, with higher scientific activity over the last decade, but superiority of MIT department against the Greek departments is also evident. Results also indicate that no common standards in hiring/promotion of academics are established between the departments. The negative impact of the European socio-economic crisis on the research productivity is also highlighted, while the university system suffers from unequal gender distribution with pronounced male dominance.