A Scientometric Method to Evaluate the Academic Research Performance

Cornel RESTEANU¹, Constantin POPESCU², Mădălina Ecaterina POPESCU³

¹ I C I Bucharest
(National Institute for R & D in Informatics)
8-10 Averescu Blvd.
011455 Bucharest 1, Romania

² “Valahia” University,
Târgovişte, Romania
constantinpop1967@yahoo.com
³ Bucharest University of Economic Studies,
National Scientific Research Institute for Labour and Social Protection,
madalina.ecaterina.popescu@gmail.comnia

Abstract: The paper presents a method for evaluating and ranking researchers affiliated with a research and development institute. The method has been applied within the Multi-Attribute Decision Making paradigm, multi-decision maker and mono-state of nature sub-paradigm. The decision-makers are several members of the institute’s Scientific Council, chosen by means of ONICESCU method to make the mathematical modelling. Researchers’ expertise lies in Academic Statistics, belonging to the scientometrics domain, whose weights are constructed by DEMATEL method. The evaluation of researchers uses MAUT method. By adopting the current approach, the ranking of researchers upon their scientific merit is thus made possible.

Keywords: Scientometrics, Scientific Merit, Researchers Evaluation and Ranking, Multi-Attribute Decision Making, ONICESCU, DEMATEL, MAUT Methods.

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Cornel RESTEANU, Constantin POPESCU, Mădălina Ecaterina POPESCU, A Scientometric Method to Evaluate the Academic Research Performance, Studies in Informatics and Control, ISSN 1220-1766, vol. 25(4), pp. 433-444, 2016. https://doi.org/10.24846/v25i4y201604