Research Performance/Funding Publications
Funding of research, research performance and international research performance comparisons.
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Quality vs Impact: A comparison of Performance-Based Research Fund quality scores with citations
This report compares the academic impact of research produced by New Zealand universities, in the form of citations per full-time equivalent (FTE) researcher, with the quality of research at the universities, as measured by Performance-Based Research Fund (PBRF) average quality…
Author(s): Warren Smart, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis and Reporting, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: August 2007
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(ex)Citing research: A bibliometric analysis of New Zealand university research 1981-2005
This report examines the academic impact of the research by New Zealand universities, as measured by citations per publication, between 1981 and 2005. This report forms part of a series called 'Research and knowledge creation'. This report is one of…
Author(s): Warren Smart, Ministry of Education and Marieke Weusten, Delft University, The Netherlands.
Date Published: July 2007
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What determines the research performance of staff in New Zealand’s tertiary education sector?
This report applies statistical modelling to the results of the 2003 Performance-Based Research Fund (PBRF) Quality Evaluation. It provides interesting new information on the performance of PBRF-eligible staff across a variety of characteristics such as gender, ethnic group and position.…
Author(s): Warren Smart, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis and Reporting, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: November 2005
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Research measures: Comparing the new with the old
Two historical measures of TEO research performance in the universities - total research outputs and external research income - were found to have a high degree of correlation with the PBRF quality scores.…
Author(s): Warren Smart and Roger Smyth, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: June 2005
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The measurement of the research performance of Tertiary Education Organisations: An analysis of the impact of weightings in the PBRF
Analysis of the methodology used to assign quality categories in the 2003 quality evaluation found that the actual level of variation in the research performance of TEOs was less than was indicated in the published results, but reflects the outcomes…
Author(s): Warren Smart, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis and Reporting, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: June 2005
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Research measures: Comparing seven new measures of research performance in tertiary education
A high degree of correlation was found between the various PBRF quality scores at the TEO level.…
Author(s): Warren Smart and Roger Smyth, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: June 2005
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Mapping the building of capacity and capability within the educational research community
This research project focuses on the educational research capacity and capability of the educational community in New Zealand. Commissioned by the Ministry of Education, the study was conducted by a joint team from the Universities of Auckland and Massey. The…
Author(s): Auckland UniServices Limited
Date Published: 2001
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