This document discusses research assessment exercises and metrics for measuring research productivity and impact. It summarizes findings from a study on researchers' publication and citation behaviors. Key findings include that journal articles are the dominant output across most disciplines but other outputs vary significantly by field. The document also discusses issues with different bibliometric data sources and measures, and implications for research institutions in how they strategy and support is assessed.

1. Research, Publication, Management …….and the REF Michael Jubb Research Information Network Russell Group PVCs (Research) Working Group 3 June 2009

5. Some measures of productivity Values shown for UK percentage presence in different reports

11. Some normalised worldwide averages 0.55 0.51 history 1.12 1.06 sociology 2.25 2.06 psychology 1.34 1.13 economics 1.11 1.21 energy 0.71 0.82 civil engineering 0.88 0.74 maths 3.18 2.52 chemistry 5.25 4.23 astronomy 4.83 4.02 biomedical sciences 3.47 2.69 biological sciences 2.51 2.24 agriculture and food UK average (without self-citations) worldwide average 2003-06

12. Some problems: coverage of the literature Internal WoS coverage Soc Sci in Medicine Physics & Astronomy Geosciences Clinical Medicine Engineering Psychology & Psychiatry Chemistry Humanities & Arts Economics Bio Science – animals & plants Bio Science – humans Other Soc Sci Mathematics App Physics & Chemistry Molecular Biology & Biochemistry <40% 40-60% 60-80% 80-100%

14. Some problems: multiple authorships

15. Other measures? the Hirsch index From: Lutz Bornmann (2006) H Index

17. Do they tell the same story?

18. Do they tell the same story? Earth and planetary sciences in selected institutions