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A Local Adaptation in an Output-Based Research Support Scheme (OBRSS) at University College Dublin Cover

A Local Adaptation in an Output-Based Research Support Scheme (OBRSS) at University College Dublin

Journal of Data and Information Science
Volume 3 (2018): Issue 4 (November 2018)
By: Liam Cleere and  Lai Ma  
Open Access
|Dec 2018

Figures & Tables

Figure 1

OBRSS points.
OBRSS points.

Figure 2

Shares in percent of total output per College in the OBRSS categories: Prestigious Channel – Level 2; Normal Channel – Level 1; Not recognised in OBRSS publication list.
Shares in percent of total output per College in the OBRSS categories: Prestigious Channel – Level 2; Normal Channel – Level 1; Not recognised in OBRSS publication list.

Figure 3

Number of award recipients per college and average award value.
Number of award recipients per college and average award value.

Number of publications per OBRSS category, per scheme year_

OBRSS categories2016 Scheme (from Publications 2013 to 2015)2017 Scheme (from Publications 2014 to 2016)Difference%Difference
Prestigious Channel – Level 24,2304,4442145.1%
Normal Channel – Level 14,2676,3232,05648.2%
Not recognised in OBRSS publication list4,5153,202-1,313-29.1%
Grand Total13,01213,969

Comparison of publications for academic staff only from 2013 to 2017 inclusive; Scopus data from SciVal 25 May 2018; CRIS data from UCD RMS Profiles 22 June 2018_

UCD College NameScopus Total 2013–2017CRIS Total 2013–2017% Coverage in Scopus
College of Arts & Humanities2281,55614.7%
College of Business4681,04644.7%
College of Engineering & Architecture2,3843,69164.6%
College of Health and Agricultural Sciences4,0176,02166.7%
College of Science3,9255,07577.3%
College of Social Sciences & Law1,2273,48735.2%
Grand Total12,24920,87658.7%

Points allocation per publication type_

Publication typesPoints Level 1 ‘normal’Points Level 2 ‘prestigious’
Book58
Journals Article13
Book Chapter13
Conference Publication0.52
Edited Book13
Other Publication0.52
Published Report13

Number of ranked publisher channels per OBRSS category, per scheme year_

Publisher list20162017Difference% Difference
Prestigious Channel – Level 2265257–8–3.00%
Normal Channel – Level 12,1902,200100.50%
Grand Total2,4552,45720.10%

Calculation of publication output point_

Publication output-points = B x C x F x N, where

  • B = Points (allocated based on the type of publications and whether it is in a ‘normal’ or ‘prestigious’ channel)

  • C = collaboration factor (multiply by 1.25 if there are any international authors on the paper)

  • F = UCD author factor (multiply by 0.7 if there are two UCD academic staff on the paper; multiply by 0.6 if there are three UCD academic staff on the paper; multiply by 0.5 if there are four or more UCD academic staff on the paper)

  • N = if the total number of authors on a paper exceeds 100, multiply the result by 0.1

Number of ranked journals, conferences and book series channels per OBRSS category, per scheme year_

Journal List20162017Difference% Difference
Prestigious Channel – Level 24,4853,958–527–11.80%
Normal Channel – Level 138,54439,1285841.50%
Grand Total45,04545,103580.10%
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jdis-2018-0022 | Journal eISSN: 2543-683X | Journal ISSN: 2096-157X
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Language: English
Page range: 74 - 84
Submitted on: Aug 22, 2018
Accepted on: Oct 25, 2018
Published on: Dec 7, 2018
Published by: Chinese Academy of Sciences, National Science Library
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
Output-Based Research Support Scheme,
Norwegian model,
Performance-based funding,
Research assessment,
Research information systems
Related subjects:
Computer sciences,
Information technology,
Project management,
Databases and data mining

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