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Table 4 Baseline model

From: A simple, generalizable method for measuring individual research productivity and its use in the long-term analysis of departmental performance, including between-country comparisons

(A): Structure

    

No. in the Dept

Head of Dept

1

1

 

1

 

Group A

Group B

Group C

 

Group leader

1

1

1

3

Mid-rank researcher

2

2

2

6

Post-doctoral fellow

4

4

4

12

PhD student (junior)*

3

3

3

9

PhD student (senior)**

3

3

3

9

Total

13

13

13

40

*First half of PhD studentship; **Second half of PhD studentship

(B): Grants. The total grant income for the Department is 16.8 million NOK

 

Grant income per person (NOK /yr)

Grant points per person*

Head of Dept

250,000

0.250

Group leader

500,000

0.500

Mid-rank researcher

1,000,000

1.000

Post-doctoral fellow

750,000

0.750

PhD student (junior)

0

0.000

PhD student (senior)

0

0.000

*Grant points = grant income multiplied by the currency scaling factor (1 million NOK = 1 point)

(C): Papers. The total number of papers published by the Department is 91

 

No. of papers per person, a*

Author-position/ Type of paper

Author score per paper, b*

Journal impact factor, c*

Publication points per person*

Head of Dept

1

AU 6 of 6

0.300

1.5

0.450

Group leader

2

AU 3/4/5 of 6

0.050

1.5

0.150

Mid-rank researcher

3

AU 2 of 3

0.200

1.5

0.900

Post-doctoral fellow

4

AU 3 of 3

0.300

1.5

1.800

PhD student (junior)

0

-

-

-

0.000

PhD student (senior)

2

First AU of 2

0.700

1.5

2.100

*Publication points = a x b x c

(D): PhD students. The total number of PhD students supervised by members of the Department is 18

 

PhD students per person

PhD points per person*

Head of Dept

0

0

Group leader

1

1

Mid-rank researcher

1.5

1.5

Post-doctoral fellow

0.5

0.5

PhD student (junior)

0

0

PhD student (senior)

0

0

*PhD points = no of students supervised

(E): Points. Scores, per individual and total for the Department

 

Total score per individual

Portfolio balance (%)*

No. of individuals

Total grant points

Total publication points

Total PhD points

Total score

Score% of Dept total

Head of Dept

0.700

97

1

0.250

0.450

0.000

0.700

1

Group leader

1.650

78

3

1.500

0.450

3.000

4.950

6

Mid-rank researcher

3.400

28

6

6.000

5.400

9.000

20.400

25

Post-doctoral fellow

3.050

68

12

9.000

21.600

6.000

36.600

45

PhD student (junior)

0.000

-

9

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.0

PhD student (senior)

2.100

173

9

0.000

18.900

0.000

18.900

23

Total

  

40

16.750

46.800

18.000

81.550

100.0

*Portfolio balance is the coefficient of variation of the three component scores. Lower values indicate more uniformity