Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators
Competition for funding as an indicator of research competitiveness: The Spanish R&D government funding”,
Clara Eugenia García; Luis Sanz Menéndez (2005) “Competition for funding as an indicator of research competitiveness: The Spanish R&D government funding”, Scientometrics, vol. 64, n.3, August 2005, pp. 271-300
Research quality is the cornerstone of modern science, it is used in the understanding of reputational differences... more Research quality is the cornerstone of modern science, it is used in the understanding of reputational differences among scientific and academic institutions. Traditionally, scientific activity is measured by a set of indicators and well-established bibliometric techniques based on the number of academic papers published in top-ranked journals or on the number of citations of these papers. These indicators are usually critical in measuring differences in research performance, both at individual and at scientific institutional levels. In this paper, we introduce an alternative and complementary set of indicators based on the results of competition for research funding, that aims to enlarge the framework in which research performance has traditionally been measured. Theoretical support for this paper is found in the role that the search for funding plays in the researchers. credibility cycle as well as in peer review, the basic instrument for the allocation of public R&D funds. Our method analyses the outcomes of the researchers. struggle for funding, using data from research proposal applications and awards, as the unit of observation, and aggregating them by research institutions to rank them in relative scales of research competitiveness.
Download (.pdf) Measuring the adoption of innovation. A typology of EU countries based on the Innovation Survey
by Fabio Manca
Published in ". Innovation- The European Journal Of Social Science Research, vol 25 (3).
Based on the Community Innovation Survey, this paper suggests new indicators of innovation adoption. The magnitude of... more Based on the Community Innovation Survey, this paper suggests new indicators of innovation adoption. The magnitude of innovation adoption is assessed for 22 EU countries and different industries. The most striking feature is the correlation between the innovation activities and the adoption rate. Countries with strong R&D and human resources and high innovation output exhibit the highest adoption rates. This supports the idea that innovation adoption requires an absorption capability. In addition, the specificities of each country regarding the prevailing types of innovation and adoption (product or process, cooperation-based adoption or internal adoption) allow us to draw up a typology of the EU countries, for which a specific geographical pattern is observed.