(3) The total number of Monographs is relatively stable during thisfive-year period.
(4) The total number of Reports decreases gradually, from 8819 in 2006 to 2599 in
Concerning the coefficient of variation in the parentheses, the coefficient of
variation of SSCI indicator is very big, reflecting the between-university gaps in
publishing international articles. The coefficient of variation of Reports indicator is
also very big, reflecting the between-university gaps in putting research knowledge
into application. The coefficient of variation of Monographs indicator is the
smallest, demonstrating that the between-university gaps are not clear on publishing
academic books. From the view of time trend, most coefficients of variation tend to
become smaller across the years, with an exception of Reports indicator.
It’s much clearer to observe the change of each HSS research output indicator for
211Us through calculating the university average. The calculations are presented in
Table3.18.
It can be found from Table3.18, the number of SSCI articles increases, while the
number of Reports decreases gradually. The change rates of CSSCI articles and
Monographs are positive in 2007–2009, but plummet in 2010.
Table 3.17 Sum and university average of research outputs (HSS)
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
SSCI 580 972 1335 2231 2745
5.52 9.26 12.71 21.25 26.14
(2.37) (1.98) (1.81) (1.74) (1.62)
CSSCI 45,280 47,888 52,554 53,852 52,704
431.24 456.08 500.51 512.88 501.94
(1.17) (1.13) (1.10) (1.09) (1.07)
Monographs 10,973 11,174 11,194 11,201 10,467
104.50 106.42 106.61 106.68 99.69
(1.15) (1.11) (1.08) (1.07) (1.03)
Reports 8819 6805 3886 3008 2599
83.99 64.81 37.01 28.65 24.75
(1.49) (1.62) (1.78) (2.03) (2.07)
Intl-ratio (%) 1.26 1.99 2.48 3.98 4.95NoteTo each indicator, thefirst row is sum, the second is average, and the third with parentheses is
the coefficient of variation. Intl-Ratio = total number of SSCI articles/(total number of SSCI and
CSSCI articles)
Table 3.18 Yearly change
rate of average research
outputs (HSS)
2007 (%) 2008 (%) 2009 (%) 2010 (%)
SSCI 67.59 37.35 67.12 23.04
CSSCI 5.76 9.74 2.47 −2.13
Monographs 1.83 0.18 0.06 −6.55
Reports −22.84 −42.89 −22.59 −13.6066 3 Overall Research Performance of 211Us...