Table 3.1 (continued)
Dimensions Indicators Data sources
Research
output per unit
funding
SCI articles per¥10 million
R&D grants
SCI per¥10 million = number of
SCI articles/total R&D grants
TOPESI articles per
¥10 million R&D grants
TOPESI per
¥10 million = number of TOPESI
articles/total R&D grants
Table 3.2 Input-output indicator system of HSS disciplines
Dimensions Indicators Data sources
Inputs Physical
inputs
Number of national key
disciplines
http://www.sinoss.net/
Human
inputs
Number of R&D staff China Yearbook on
University Social Sciences
(2006–2010)
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)
R&D grants per capita (current
year)
R&D grants per
capita = R&D grants/number
of R&D staff
Outputs Academic
books
Number of monographs China Yearbook on
University Social Sciences
(2006–2010)
Consultation
report
Number of submitted applied
outcomes or research and
consultation report
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/
Research
output per
capita
SSCI articles per capita SSCI per capita = number of
SSCI articles/number of
R&D staff
Monographs per capita Monographs per
capita = number of
monographs/number of R&D
staff
Research
output per
unit
SSCI per¥10 million
R&D grants
SSCI per
¥10 million = number of
SSCI articles/R&D grants
Monographs per¥10 million
R&D grants
Monographs per
¥10 million = number of
monographs/R&D grants
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