Table 4.2 Input–output indicator system and data sources of university research production
(NEAM)
Dimension Indicator Data sources
Research
inputs
Physical
inputs
Number of NK disciplines China Academic Degrees &
Graduate Education Information
(http://www.cdgdc.edu.cn/)
Human
inputs
Number of National Science
Fund for Distinguished Young
Scholars (or Jie Qing)
National Natural Science
Foundation of China (http://
http://www.nsfc.gov.cn/)
Number of T&R staff China Statistical Yearbook on
University Science and
Technology (2006–2010)
Number of T&R staff with
senior title
China Statistical Yearbook on
University Science and
Technology (2006–2010)
Financial
inputs
R&D grants (current year) China Statistical Yearbook on
University Science and
Technology (2006–2010)
Research
outputs
Monographs Number of monographs China Statistical Yearbook on
University Science and
Technology (2006–2010)
Articles Number of SCI articles China Statistical Yearbook on
University Science and
Technology (2006–2010)
Number of EI articles China Statistical Yearbook on
University Science and
Technology (2006–2010)
Number of CSCD articles Chinese Science Citation
Database (CSCD)
Number of top 1% cited highly
cited papers in the last 10 years
(or TOPESI)
ISI database
Intellectual
property
Number of licensed patents China Statistical Yearbook on
University Science and
Technology (2006–2010)
Table 4.3 Input–output indicator system and data sources of university research production
(HSS)
Dimension Indicator Data source
Research
inputs
Human
inputs
Number of R&D staff with
senior title
China Yearbook on University Social
Sciences (2006–2010)
Financial
inputs
R&D grants (current year) China Yearbook on University Social
Sciences (2006–2010)
Research
outputs
Academic
books
Number of monographs China Yearbook on University Social
Sciences (2006–2010)
Academic
articles
Number of SSCI articles ISI database
Number of CSSCI articles http://cssci.nju.edu.cn/
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