The university research environment has been undergoing profound change in recent
decades and performance-based research funding systems (PRFSs) are one of the many …

Based on the data from survey responses and publications of 1583 academic scientists in
Spain, this paper examines the relationship between scientific performance and reward …

This article outlines the evolution of international scientific production in Spain over the last
25 years, a period characterised by steady growth in research production. The following …

Through a comparative study of the United Kingdom and Spain, this article addresses the
effect of different research governance structures on the functioning and uses of research …

Abstract Evaluation procedures play a crucial role in science and technology systems,
particularly within academic career structures. This article focuses on an approach to …

Research quality is the cornerstone of modern science, it is used in the understanding of
reputational differences among scientific and academic institutions. Traditionally, scientific …

The research system is highly dependent upon the resources provided by the political
system. Rising costs of research projects and the emergence of financial problems in …

Abstract In 1989 the Spanish Government established an individual retrospective research
evaluation system (RES) for public researchers. Policy makers have associated the …

The use of bibliometric indicators in research evaluation has a series of complex impacts on
academic inquiry. These systems have gradually spread into a wide range of locations and …

The ability of metrics to represent complex information about research in an accessible
format has previously been overlooked in preference to debate about their shortcomings as …