Performance and structures of the German science system in an international comparison 2008.

Autor/inn/en	Schmoch, Ulrich; Qu, Wan
Institution	Expertenkommission Forschung und Innovation
Titel	Performance and structures of the German science system in an international comparison 2008. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Performance und Strukturen des deutschen Wissenschaftssystems im internationalen Vergleich 2008.
Quelle	Berlin (2009), 25 S. PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Reihe	Studien zum deutschen Innovationssystem. 6-2009
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Monographie; Graue Literatur
ISSN	1613-4338
Schlagwörter	Bildung; Forschung und Entwicklung; Forschungspraxis; Angewandte Wissenschaft; Wissenstransfer; Naturwissenschaften; Technologie; Technologische Entwicklung; Industrieforschung; Unternehmen; Ausbildung; Hochschulbildung; Wissenschaftsbetrieb; Wissenschaft; Wissenschaftspolitik; Wissenschaftliches Arbeiten; Sozialwissenschaften; Technik; Wissenschaftliche Einrichtung; Deutschland; Europa; Nordamerika; USA
Abstract	"The scientific capability of a country is an essential basis for its technological performance, which is why this topic has been regularly analyzed for many years in the context of reports on technological performance. The crucial contribution of science to technology development consists in educating highly skilled personnel whose quality depends to a considerable extent on the research capability. It goes without saying that the results of scientific research are also an essential foundation for technical development, whereby the connections between science and industry are frequently of an indirect nature and less obvious, particularly because in many cases a distinct time lag can be observed between activities in science and their impact on technology. Scientific performance is difficult to measure, especially as the structures in the individual disciplines frequently vary distinctly. Statistical analyses of publications by experts have proved to be meaningful, inasmuch as they are conducted with a meticulous regard for methodology. The analyses presented here refer not only to science areas with a close link to technology, but to the natural, life and engineering sciences as a whole. In this context, the number of publications and citations is analyzed as a performance indicator in an international comparison. Furthermore, publications of German enterprises, in particular small and medium-sized enterprises, are analysed in more detail. A special chapter is devoted to scientific publications of catching-up countries. The data for the analysis of scientific performance of Germany in an international comparison were provided in August 2008, the analysis of enterprises and catching-up countries were performed in October 2008." (excerpt).
Erfasst von	GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften, Mannheim
Update	2010/2