scholarly journals Publication Output with Citation based Performance of Selected DBT Institutes in India

2021 ◽  
Vol 41 (02) ◽  
pp. 157-165
Author(s):  
Dhiman Mondal ◽  
Kaustuv Chakrabarti ◽  
Sudip Banerjee ◽  
D.D. Lal
Keyword(s):  
Activity Index ◽  
Publication Output ◽  
The United States ◽  
Government Officials ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Scholarly Impact ◽  
Growth Activity ◽  
Scientometric Study ◽  
Quality Of Research

This scientometric study examines the publication outputs from six institutes of the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) in India as cited in the Scopus database over the past 24 years, 1996-2019. Research in biotechnology and other allied areas were analysed in terms of their chronological growth, activity index, collaborations, preferred journals for publication, country collaborators, popular keywords and scholarly impact. Scientists from the six institutes published 6, 076 journal articles representing 73.65 per cent of nationally collaborated articles and 25.03 per cent of internationally collaborated articles. Of the DBT institutes, the National Institute of Immunology (NII) published the highest number of articles and the Institute of Life Sciences (ILS) shared most patents. Publication frequency was the highest for Plos One journal and the countries with which scientists collaborated included the United States, Germany, United Kingdom and France in that order. The publishing outputs of DBT institutes suggest a need for greater international collaborative research in order to gain scientific competency and increase the quality of research outputs. Also this study may be helpful to government officials and policy makers in determining allocation of resources to boost the scholarly outputs of DBT institutes.

scholarly journals FACTORS AFFECTING RESEARCH ENVIRONMENT AT SYRIAN BUSINESS FACULTIES: A STUDENT-PERCEIVED MODEL

2016 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 210-225
Author(s):  
Bayan KHALIFA ◽  
Riad ABDULRAOUF ◽  
Sulaiman MOUSELLI
Keyword(s):  
Research Performance ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Research Environment ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Business Programs ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Quality Of Research ◽  
Significant Factors

This study aims at investigating the factors that affect the research environment of business postgraduate students, particularly master students, from the perspective of these students. From the same perspective, it also aims at assessing these factors together with the quality of research environment. A questionnaire survey method was employed. The questionnaire was developed by academics from five business faculties based on relevant studies and was distributed to graduate students enrolled in all of the research business programs at the Faculty of Economics, Damascus University, ending up with 88 valid responses. To explore the factors that may affect research environment, exploratory factor analysis was employed. In addition, multiple regression analysis and t-test were applied to respond to the study purposes. Facilities and industry linkage come to be significant factors in the research environment. However, the results show insignificant impact for each of the research courses, networking, and research skills in the overall research environment. Variations in regard to the availability of these factors were identified with low level of availability for the facilities and industry linkage. The study is one of a kind that investigates factors affecting research environment of postgraduate students and particularly master students. Further and to the best of our knowledge, it is the first study that examines such factors in war conditions, which enables us to understand what students perceive as critical factors influencing their research performance in these conditions. Recommendations to policy makers are presented to develop strategies that respond to students’ concerns for a better research environment.

Schizophrenia and the environment: speculative interventions

1999 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Warner
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Family Support ◽  
Disability Pension ◽  
Pension System ◽  
The United States ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Policy Makers

SummaryObjective – Starting from research on environmental factors that influence schizophrenia, the author speculates on innovations that could reduce the occurrence of the illness, improve its course and enhance the quality of life of sufferers and their relatives. Results – Ranging from education about obstetric risks to a stigma-reducing campaign, the suggestions could be of interest, not only to clinicians, but also to advocates, policy-makers and communications specialists. Conclusions – Several of the suggestions, which would be innovative in the United States, are already established features of Italian mental health care. These features include social enterprises, family support payments and a disability pension system without severe disincentives to work.

scholarly journals Legal Harmonization Through Interfederal Cooperation: A Comparison of the Interfederal Harmonization of Law Through Uniform Law Conferences and Executive Intergovernmental Conferences

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (6) ◽  
pp. 1437-1460
Author(s):  
Anika Klafki
Keyword(s):  
The United States ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Government Officials ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
State Laws ◽  
Uniform Law ◽  
Democratic Principles ◽  
The One ◽  
Harmonization Of Law ◽  
Legal Harmonization

AbstractModern federations are faced with the challenge of cross-state as well as cross-nation economic activities and with the ever-increasing mobility of society. This has not only promoted international law, but has also created the need for harmonized laws throughout federations within the competence areas of the states. Diverse laws within federal systems may increase transaction costs, cause delays, and lead to jurisdictional conflicts for nationwide or cross-state transactions. In order to preserve federalism, and therefore prevent an ever-advancing process of centralization, interfederal legal harmonization promoted by the states themselves is crucial. There are two distinct methods of legal harmonization of state laws: (1) harmonization by “Uniform Law Conferences,” which are in principle run by lawyers and thus independent, to a certain extent, from the influence of policy makers; and (2) harmonization by executive intergovernmental conferences. These two distinct models of interfederal legal harmonization will be analyzed and evaluated with regard to efficiency, compatibility with democratic principles, transparency, and accountability in a comparative legal study of the harmonization processes. This Article will scrutinize the federal systems of the United States and Canada, on the one hand, as well as those of Germany and Austria, on the other hand. The study will reveal that the efficiency of interfederal legal harmonization increases with the level of intergovernmental integration through the participation of government officials and their staff.

scholarly journals Commentary: The land of insurmountable opportunities

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 97-99
Author(s):  
Robert W. Denniston
Keyword(s):  
Drug Research ◽  
Free Market ◽  
The United States ◽  
Alcohol Policy ◽  
United States Government ◽  
Advocacy Groups ◽  
Government Officials ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Alcohol Industry

Denniston, R. (2015). Commentary: The land of insurmountable opportunities. The International Journal Of Alcohol And Drug Research, 4(2), 97-99. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.7895/ijadr.v4i2.207Much is known about how to change alcohol policy to reduce harm, but despite the evidence little action has been taken at thenational level in the United States. Government officials have shown little interest in putting prevention research results to work.The influence of the alcohol industry on policy-makers combined with free market ideology has thwarted change despite theefforts of advocacy groups working to reduce harm. The role of the alcohol industry at the national and international level servesas a powerful deterrent to policy change.

Disclosure Conflicts

2018 ◽  
Vol 43 (6) ◽  
pp. 1011-1038 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abby Kinchy ◽  
Guy Schaffer
Keyword(s):  
Information Disclosure ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Policy Research ◽  
The United States ◽  
Extraction Process ◽  
Oil And Gas Development ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
The Social ◽  
Nature Of Information

Many governments and corporations have embraced information disclosure as an alternative to conventional environmental and public health regulation. Public policy research on transparency has examined the effects of particular disclosure policies, but there is limited research on how the construction of disclosure policies relates to social movements, or how transparency and ignorance are related. As a first step toward filling this theoretical gap, this study seeks to conceptualize disclosure conflicts, the social processes through which secrecy is challenged, defended, and mobilized in public technoscientific controversies. In the case of shale oil and gas development (“fracking”) in the United States, activists and policy makers have demanded information about the contents of fluids used in the extraction process and the routes of oil shipments by rail. Drilling and railroad companies have resisted both demands. Studies of such disputes reveal the dynamic and conflictual nature of information disclosure. In both cases, disclosure conflicts unfold dynamically over time, reflecting power disparities between industry groups and their challengers and requiring coalitions of activists to pursue multiple tactics. When a disclosure policy is established, it does not resolve social conflict but shifts the focus of struggle to the design of information systems, the quality of disclosed data, and the knowledge gaps that are now illuminated.

scholarly journals Mining university rankings: Publication output and citation impact as their basis

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 232-240 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicolas Robinson-Garcia ◽  
Daniel Torres-Salinas ◽  
Enrique Herrera-Viedma ◽  
Domingo Docampo
Keyword(s):  
Publication Output ◽  
Citation Impact ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
University Rankings ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
World University Rankings ◽  
League Tables ◽  
Number Of Publications

Abstract World university rankings have become well-established tools that students, university managers, and policy makers read and use. Each ranking claims to have a unique methodology capable of measuring the ‘quality’ of universities. The purpose of this article is to analyze to which extent these different rankings measure the same phenomenon and what it is that they are measuring. For this, we selected a total of seven world university rankings and performed a principal component analysis. After ensuring that despite their methodological differences, they all come together to a single component; we hypothesized that bibliometric indicators could explain what is being measured. Our analyses show that ranking scores from whichever of the seven league tables under study can be explained by the number of publications and citations received by the institution. We conclude by discussing policy implications and opportunities on how a nuanced and responsible use of rankings can help decision-making at the institutional level

scholarly journals Ethics in Social Research and Its Impact on Policy Implication, Planning and Development

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 40
Author(s):  
Profulla C. Sarker ◽  
Uttam Kumar Das
Keyword(s):  
Social Research ◽  
Data Use ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Research Report ◽  
Moral Integrity ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Data Process ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Quality Of Research

This paper is an attempt to discuss how ethics associated with social research in connection with the collection of authentic and reliable data, use of appropriate data process and impartial data analysis for preparing an acceptable research report. Ethics is closely related to moral integrity, and values associated with appropriate methods and techniques applied for collection of reliable and authentic information that ensure the trust worthy research findings. This paper is based on secondary data collected through reviewing the relevant literatures. This paper examine to what extent the research findings contribute to the knowledge of planners and policy makers in formulating the  appropriate policy and at the same time preparing effective as well as pragmatic  planning based on the quality of research findings and finally thus may affect on development. 

Student scientific activity at the Bratislava medical faculty 2000–2004. A scientometric study

Open Medicine ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 172-178
Author(s):  
Peter Celec ◽  
Július Hodosy
Keyword(s):  
Publication Output ◽  
Scientific Activity ◽  
Medical Faculty ◽  
Credit System ◽  
Research Activity ◽  
Cumulative Impact ◽  
Medical Student Research ◽  
Total Publication ◽  
Scientometric Study

AbstractStudents at the Bratislava medical faculty interested in research can participate voluntarily in a student scientific activity (SSA). Currently, the scientific activity is measured by the quantity and quality of publications and these scientometric parameters are important for grant evaluations as well as for individual careers. In this study, we evaluate the publication successes of SSA papers presented at the SSA conference (SSAC) of Faculty of medicine in Bratislava during the last five years. Names of the first authors of works presented at the SSAC in 2000–2004 were searched in PubMed/Medline and in Thomson ISI Web of Science/Current Contents (CC) in January 2005. Only titles of full text publications (not abstracts) similar to those presented at the SSAC were counted and further analyzed. Publication points were counted according to the currently valid PhD credit system at the Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Bratislava. A total of 141 students scientific activity works were presented during a five-year period, with a total of 4 domestic non-CC, 11 foreign non-CC and 9 foreign CC publications, with cumulative impact factor 10,6 and total publication points of 641,2. Publication points gradually increased during the years 2000–2003. In conclusion, medical student research activity can significantly influence the publication output of our medical faculty and should, thus, be further supported. The SSA will probably gain even more importance after the introduction of a mandatory diploma thesis, moreover, if we take into account the increasing significance of evaluations based on scientometric parameters.

scholarly journals China-Pakistan Economic Corridor and Its Influence on Perceived Economic and Social Goals: Implications for Social Policy Makers

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (18) ◽  
pp. 4949 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmad Saad ◽  
Guan Xinping ◽  
Mariah Ijaz
Keyword(s):  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Industrial Sector ◽  
Government Officials ◽  
Employment Opportunities ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Initial Stage ◽  
Potential Benefits

China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has initiated as a mega project by China and Pakistan to benefit economic growth and free trade. CPEC is in the initial stage, and policymakers and government officials consider CPEC as a “game-changer” for both the countries, as, potentially, it will generate numerous business and employment opportunities for local citizens as well as international outreach. Recently, a plethora of research has discussed both the macro as well as micro level advantages of CPEC, but has only been focused theoretically due to the emerging term. How beneficial the CPEC for a local community, and how it is perceived by the local people is not yet discussed by prior studies. This research fills the gap and examines the potential benefits of CPEC for local citizens of Pakistan. A mixed method approach was adopted to collect the data, as survey through structured questionnaire was conducted with a total of 445 citizens (323 male and 122 female), and a face-to-face interview with 32 citizens (28 male and four female) from the communities living along the CPEC routes. The findings show that, through the development of CPEC, local citizens perceive significant improvement in their lives, particularly the quality of life, better employment opportunities, and poverty reduction, while they have an insignificant perception about environmental protection and quality of education. This research recommends policy makers to build new educational institutions, encourage investors to invest in the industrial sector, and formulate environmental strategies to unleash maximum benefits of CPEC. Moreover, government official and policy makers may create awareness of CPEC projects and their benefits among the communities to get their support.

The Transatlantic Shift in Regulatory Stringency

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Vogel
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Life Cycles ◽  
Policy Outcomes ◽  
Political Systems ◽  
Government Officials ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Health Safety ◽  
Regulatory Decision ◽  
Protective Regulations

This chapter discusses how within political systems, there are important linkages among many health, safety, and environmental risk regulations. Their public issue life cycles overlap and they often follow parallel or convergent political trajectories. Each regulatory decision or non-decision has distinctive and multiple causes, and no single theory can adequately account for all the policy outcomes that have taken place in both Europe and the United States since 1960. The chapter then establishes an explanatory framework that focuses on the role and interaction of three factors: the extent and intensity of public pressures for more stringent or protective regulations, the policy preferences of influential government officials, and the criteria by which policy makers assess and manage risks.

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