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Table 3.1 Input-output indicator system of NEAM disciplines

Dimensions Indicators Data sources

Inputs Physical inputs Number of national key

disciplines

China Academic Degrees and

Graduate Education Information

(http://www.cdgdc.edu.cn/)

Human inputs Number of Cheung Kong

scholars

China Academic Degrees and

Graduate Education Information

(http://www.cdgdc.edu.cn/)

Number of National Science

Fund for distinguished young

scholars(or Jie Qing)

National Natural Science

Foundation of China (http://www.

nsfc.gov.cn/)

Number of teaching and

research staff (or 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)

R&D grants per capita

(current year)

R&D grants per capita = R&D

grants/number of teaching and

research staff

Outputs Academic

books

Number of monographs China Statistical Yearbook on

University Science and

Technology (2006–2010)

Academic

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)

http://esi.webofknowledge.com

Intellectual

property

Number of licensed patents China Statistical Yearbook on

University Science and

Technology (2006–2010)

Research

output per

capita

SCI articles per capita SCI per capita = number of

SCI/number of teaching and

research staff

CSCD articles per capita CSCD per capita = number of

CSCD/number of teaching and

research staff

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