A global assessment of academic promotion criteria: What really counts?
Boon Han Lim
(1)
,
Carlo d'Ippoliti
(2)
,
Martin Dominik
(3)
,
Koen Vermeir
(4)
,
Kok-Keong Chong
(1)
,
Michael Backes
(5)
,
Ignacio Palomo
(6)
,
Andreea Molnar
(7)
,
Alma Hernández-Mondragón
(8)
,
Thomas Edison Dela Cruz
(9)
,
Stefania Mondello
(10)
,
Sandra López-Vergès
(11)
,
Anna Coussens
(12)
,
Shymaa Enany
(13)
,
Pradeep Kumar
(14)
,
Anet Režek Jambrak
(15)
,
Velia Siciliano
(16)
,
Anindita Bhadra
(17)
,
Ghada Bassioni
(18)
,
André Xuereb
(19)
,
Yensi Flores Bueso
(20)
1
UTAR -
Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman
2 UNIROMA - Università degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza" = Sapienza University [Rome]
3 University of St Andrews [Scotland]
4 SPHERE UMR 7219 - Sciences, Philosophie, Histoire
5 UNAM - University of Namibia
6 IGE - Institut des Géosciences de l’Environnement
7 Swinburne University of Technology [Melbourne]
8 CINVESTAV - Centro de Investigacion y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional
9 University of Santo Tomas [Manila, Philippines]
10 University of Messina
11 Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas de Estudios de la Salud [Panamá]
12 WEHI - The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
13 Suez Canal University
14 WITS - University of the Witwatersrand [Johannesburg]
15 University of Zagreb
16 IIT - Italian Institute of Technology = Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia
17 IISER Kolkata - Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolbata
18 ASU - Ain Shams University
19 University of Malta [Malta]
20 UCC - University College Cork
2 UNIROMA - Università degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza" = Sapienza University [Rome]
3 University of St Andrews [Scotland]
4 SPHERE UMR 7219 - Sciences, Philosophie, Histoire
5 UNAM - University of Namibia
6 IGE - Institut des Géosciences de l’Environnement
7 Swinburne University of Technology [Melbourne]
8 CINVESTAV - Centro de Investigacion y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional
9 University of Santo Tomas [Manila, Philippines]
10 University of Messina
11 Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas de Estudios de la Salud [Panamá]
12 WEHI - The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
13 Suez Canal University
14 WITS - University of the Witwatersrand [Johannesburg]
15 University of Zagreb
16 IIT - Italian Institute of Technology = Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia
17 IISER Kolkata - Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolbata
18 ASU - Ain Shams University
19 University of Malta [Malta]
20 UCC - University College Cork
Boon Han Lim
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Martin Dominik
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Koen Vermeir
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Michael Backes
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Ignacio Palomo
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Thomas Edison Dela Cruz
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Sandra López-Vergès
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Anna Coussens
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Anindita Bhadra
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André Xuereb
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Yensi Flores Bueso
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Résumé
The assessment of research performance is widely seen as a vital tool in upholding the highest standards of quality, with selection and competition believed to drive progress. Specifically, academic institutions need to take critical decisions on hiring and promotion, while facing external pressure by also being subject to research assessment [1–4]. Here, we present the first truly global outlook to research assessment for career progression, based on 159 institutional and 37 national policies from a total of 55 countries, 60% of them being outside of Western Europe and North America. We not only investigated how frequently various promotion criteria are mentioned, but also carried out a statistical analysis to infer structural commonalities and differences across policies. We find that quantitative assessment metrics remain popular, in agreement with other more geographically-restricted studies [5–9], but they are not omnipresent. We find notable differences between the Global North and the Global South as well as between institutional and national policies, but less so between research disciplines. In particular, the preference for bibliometric indicators is more marked in low- and middle-income countries. While we see some variation, many promotion policies assume that specific career paths that become normative rather than fully embracing diversity. In turn, this restricts opportunities for researchers. Our results challenge current practice and have strategic implications for researchers, research managers, and national governments.
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Type de dépôt | Pré-publication, Document de travail |
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The assessment of research performance is widely seen as a vital tool in upholding the highest standards of quality, with selection and competition believed to drive progress. Specifically, academic institutions need to take critical decisions on hiring and promotion, while facing external pressure by also being subject to research assessment [1–4]. Here, we present the first truly global outlook to research assessment for career progression, based on 159 institutional and 37 national policies from a total of 55 countries, 60% of them being outside of Western Europe and North America. We not only investigated how frequently various promotion criteria are mentioned, but also carried out a statistical analysis to infer structural commonalities and differences across policies. We find that quantitative assessment metrics remain popular, in agreement with other more geographically-restricted studies [5–9], but they are not omnipresent. We find notable differences between the Global North and the Global South as well as between institutional and national policies, but less so between research disciplines. In particular, the preference for bibliometric indicators is more marked in low- and middle-income countries. While we see some variation, many promotion policies assume that specific career paths that become normative rather than fully embracing diversity. In turn, this restricts opportunities for researchers. Our results challenge current practice and have strategic implications for researchers, research managers, and national governments.
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Titre |
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A global assessment of academic promotion criteria: What really counts?
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Auteur(s) |
Boon Han Lim
1
, Carlo d'Ippoliti
2
, Martin Dominik
3
, Koen Vermeir
4
, Kok-Keong Chong
1
, Michael Backes
5
, Ignacio Palomo
6
, Andreea Molnar
7
, Alma Hernández-Mondragón
8
, Thomas Edison Dela Cruz
9
, Stefania Mondello
10
, Sandra López-Vergès
11
, Anna Coussens
12
, Shymaa Enany
13
, Pradeep Kumar
14
, Anet Režek Jambrak
15
, Velia Siciliano
16
, Anindita Bhadra
17
, Ghada Bassioni
18
, André Xuereb
19
, Yensi Flores Bueso
20
1
UTAR -
Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman
( 481209 )
- Malaisie
2
UNIROMA -
Università degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza" = Sapienza University [Rome]
( 229915 )
- Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Roma
- Italie
3
University of St Andrews [Scotland]
( 14827 )
- St Andrews KY16 9AJ, Fife, Scotland, UK
- Royaume-Uni
4
SPHERE UMR 7219 -
Sciences, Philosophie, Histoire
( 1004988 )
- 5 rue Thomas Mann, 75205 PARIS CEDEX 13
- France
5
UNAM -
University of Namibia
( 519718 )
- Windhoek, Namibia
- Namibie
6
IGE -
Institut des Géosciences de l’Environnement
( 1156339 )
- UGA - IGE
CS 40700
38 058 Grenoble Cedex 9
- France
7
Swinburne University of Technology [Melbourne]
( 300752 )
- Australie
8
CINVESTAV -
Centro de Investigacion y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional
( 89939 )
- Avenida Politécnico Nacional 2508 Mexico-D.F. 07360
- Mexique
9
University of Santo Tomas [Manila, Philippines]
( 1085025 )
- España Blvd, Sampaloc, Manila, 1008 Metro Manila, Philippines
- Philippines
10
University of Messina
( 311402 )
- Italie
11
Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas de Estudios de la Salud [Panamá]
( 249252 )
- Ave. Justo Arosemena, entre calle 35 y 36 Corregimiento de Calidonia, Panamá
- Panama
12
WEHI -
The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
( 98122 )
- 1G Royal Parade Parkville Victoria 3052
- Australie
13
Suez Canal University
( 321755 )
- Ismailia
- Égypte
14
WITS -
University of the Witwatersrand [Johannesburg]
( 12196 )
- Private Bag 3 2050 WITS Johannesburg, South Africa
- Afrique du Sud
15
University of Zagreb
( 28059 )
- p.p. 407 Trg maršala Tita 14 HR-10002 ZAGREB, CROATIA Phone: (+385 1) 4564 111 Fax: (+ 385 1) 4830 602
- Croatie
16
IIT -
Italian Institute of Technology = Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia
( 51852 )
- Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT). Via Morego 30 16163 Genova, Italy
- Italie
17
IISER Kolkata -
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolbata
( 228250 )
- Kolkata, Mohanpur 741252
- Inde
18
ASU -
Ain Shams University
( 496193 )
- Abbassia
- Égypte
19
University of Malta [Malta]
( 54654 )
- Msida MSD 2080
MALTA
- Malte
20
UCC -
University College Cork
( 121067 )
- College Road, Cork T12 YN60
- Irlande
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Date de production/écriture |
2023-06-09
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Langue du document |
Anglais
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Date de publication |
2023-06-09
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DOI | 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3011208/v1 |
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