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Is big team research fair in national research assessments? The case of the UK Research Excellence Framework 2021 Cover

Is big team research fair in national research assessments? The case of the UK Research Excellence Framework 2021

Journal of Data and Information Science
Volume 8 (2023): Issue 1 (February 2023)
By: Mike Thelwall,  Kayvan Kousha,  Meiko Makita,  Mahshid Abdoli,  Emma Stuart,  Paul Wilson and  Jonathan Levitt  
Open Access
|Mar 2023

Figures & Tables

Figure 1

Number of fractional counting articles as a proportion of the number of full counting articles, by UoA.
Number of fractional counting articles as a proportion of the number of full counting articles, by UoA.

Figure 2

Institution-level Pearson correlations between institutional GPA and author-weighted GPA and between institutional GPA increase and institutional GPA. The GPAs include journal articles only. Error bars show 95% confidence intervals for the first correlation.
Institution-level Pearson correlations between institutional GPA and author-weighted GPA and between institutional GPA increase and institutional GPA. The GPAs include journal articles only. Error bars show 95% confidence intervals for the first correlation.

Figure 3

Author weighted GPA and GPA advantage against GPA for UoA 15 Archaeology.
Author weighted GPA and GPA advantage against GPA for UoA 15 Archaeology.

Figure 4

Author weighted GPA and GPA advantage against GPA for UoA 9 Physics.
Author weighted GPA and GPA advantage against GPA for UoA 9 Physics.

Sample sizes for journal articles in the 34 REF2021 UoAs_

NameInstitutionsArticlesArticles (fractional)
1: Clinical Medicine3111,9721,255.3
2: Public Health, Health Services & Primary Care334,900690.4
3: Allied Health Professions, Dentistry, Nursing & Pharmacy8911,4412,476.0
4: Psychology, Psychiatry & Neuroscience929,7112,347.3
5: Biological Sciences447,0981,054.6
6: Agriculture, Food & Veterinary Sciences253,423574.9
7: Earth Systems & Environmental Sciences404,356887.0
8: Chemistry413,688652.5
9: Physics445,482870.3
10: Mathematical Sciences545,8192,567.3
11: Computer Science & Informatics895,5471,893.4
12: Engineering8817,9295,209.2
13: Architecture, Built Environment & Planning372,9961,339.3
14: Geography & Environmental Studies564,0281,537.4
15: Archaeology24693286.1
16: Economics & Econometrics252,1281,044.1
17: Business & Management Studies10715,5626,693.6
18: Law683,3852,778.9
19: Politics & International Studies563,0652,106.5
20: Social Work & Social Policy754,0002,142.6
21: Sociology371,7531,166.5
22: Anthropology & Development Studies221,155724.6
23: Education824,0732,257.7
24: Sport & Exercise Sciences, Leisure & Tourism603,4351,131.7
25: Area Studies21726581.4
26: Modern Languages & Linguistics431,5651,223.7
27: English Language & Literature911,4741,351.6
28: History791,9641,806.3
29: Classics17227198.4
30: Philosophy351,036919.7
31: Theology & Religious Studies30302283.6
32: Art & Design: History, Practice & Theory791,7141,191.0
33: Music, Drama, Dance, Performing Arts, Film & Screen Studies76948809.3
34: Communication, Cultural & Media Studies, Library & Information Management551,3821,056.9
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jdis-2023-0004 | Journal eISSN: 2543-683X | Journal ISSN: 2096-157X
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Language: English
Page range: 9 - 20
Submitted on: Dec 11, 2022
Accepted on: Feb 8, 2023
Published on: Mar 5, 2023
Published by: Chinese Academy of Sciences, National Science Library
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
Collaboration,
Research assessment,
REF,
REF2021,
Research quality,
Scientometrics
Related subjects:
Computer sciences,
Information technology,
Project management,
Databases and data mining

© 2023 Mike Thelwall, Kayvan Kousha, Meiko Makita, Mahshid Abdoli, Emma Stuart, Paul Wilson, Jonathan Levitt, published by Chinese Academy of Sciences, National Science Library
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