Third party funding of German universities. An indicator of research activity?

Authors
Citation
S. Hornbostel, Third party funding of German universities. An indicator of research activity?, SCIENTOMETR, 50(3), 2001, pp. 523-537
Citations number
21
Language
INGLESE
art.tipo
Article
Categorie Soggetti
Library & Information Science
Journal title
SCIENTOMETRICS
ISSN journal
0138-9130 → ACNP
Volume
50
Issue
3
Year of publication
2001
Pages
523 - 537
Database
ISI
SICI code
0138-9130(200103/04)50:3<523:TPFOGU>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
This article focusses on third party funding of research in German universi ties. The central question is, whether funding data can function as suitabl e indicators for the measurement of research performance of university depa rtments. After a brief description of the importance and the extent of thir d party funding in the German system of research funding, the quality of da ta is discussed and the funding indicator is compared with bibliometric ind icators. Resultened, one can say that in subjects where external funding of research is usual, the funding indicator points to the same direction as o ther indicators do. Because of the peer review process involved in grant aw arding, a funding indicator is in many subjects a suitable indicator to eva luate R&D impacts.