A novel synthetic index of two counts and mathematical model for researcher evaluation
Grey Systems: Theory and Application
ISSN: 2043-9377
Article publication date: 24 April 2020
Issue publication date: 19 May 2020
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to present a novel synthetic index of two counts and mathematical model for researcher evaluation.
Design/methodology/approach
A synthetic index L for researcher evaluation considering both the total number of other citations (C) and nonacademic impact (I) and a synthetic evaluation model are proposed in this paper. C and I are verified impact indexes. According to investigation by Delphi method, researchers are divided into five different classes of “below average,” “average,” “good,” “excellent” and “stellar.” The threshold values for counts C of grey class “stellar” are determined by deep investigation. The possibility functions of the two counts C and I on four grey classes of “below average,” “average,” “good” and “excellent” are built.
Findings
The novel synthetic index of two counts and mathematical model for researcher evaluation provide a better way to conduct researcher assessment.
Practical implications
The synthetic index L presented in this paper can be used to evaluate a researcher. It's more reasonable than the current research assessment indexes such as the number of publications and the numbers of so-called high-quality journal publications and the amount of granted funds and so on. The synthetic index L reflects the actual value created by a researcher. No artificial maneuver can change them significantly.
Originality/value
A synthetic index L for researcher evaluation considering both the total number of other citations (C) and nonacademic impact (I) and a synthetic evaluation model are proposed in this paper.
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Acknowledgements
This work was supported by a project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China entitled “Research on network of reliability growth of complex equipment under the background of collaborative development” (71671091). It is also supported by a joint project of both the NSFC and the RS of the United Kingdom entitled “On grey dynamic scheduling model of complex product based on sensing information of Internet of things” (71811530338), a project of the Leverhulme Trust International Network entitled “Grey Systems and Its Applications” (IN-2014–020). At the same time, the authors would like to acknowledge the partial support of the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of China (NC2019003) and support of a project of Intelligence Introduction base of the Ministry of Science and Technology (G20190010178).
Citation
Liu, S., Li, Q. and Yang, Y. (2020), "A novel synthetic index of two counts and mathematical model for researcher evaluation", Grey Systems: Theory and Application, Vol. 10 No. 2, pp. 85-95. https://doi.org/10.1108/GS-01-2020-0012
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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