Evaluating research institutions: the potential of the success-index.

Autor/inn/en	Franceschini, Fiorenzo; Maisano, Domenico; Mastrogiacomo, Luca
Titel	Evaluating research institutions: the potential of the success-index.
Quelle	In: Scientometrics, (2012) 1, S.85-101 PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0138-9130
DOI	10.1007/s11192-012-0887-2
Schlagwörter	-index; Hirsch index; Field normalization; Citation propensity; Groups of researchers; Research institutions
Abstract	Abstract Similarly to the h-index and other indicators, the success-index is a recent indicator that makes it possible to identify, among a general group of papers, those of greater citation impact. This indicator implements a field-normalization at the level of single paper and can therefore be applied to multidisciplinary groups of articles. Also, it is very practical for normalizations aimed at achieving the so-called size-independency. Thanks to these (and other) properties, this indicator is particularly versatile when evaluating the publication output of entire research institutions. This paper exemplifies the potential of the success-index by means of several practical applications, respectively: (i) comparison of groups of researchers within the same scientific field, but affiliated with different universities, (ii) comparison of different departments of the same university, and (iii) comparison of entire research institutions. A sensitivity analysis will highlight the success-index’s robustness. Empirical results suggest that the success-index may be conveniently extended to large-scale assessments, i.e., involving a large number of researchers and research institutions.
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Update	2023/2/05