Review article
Assessing Clinical and Life Sciences Performance of Research Institutions in Split, Croatia, 2000-2006
Livia Puljak
orcid.org/0000-0002-8467-6061
; Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, University School of Medicine, Split, Croatia
Katarina Vukojević
; Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, University School of Medicine, Split, Croatia
Sanja Lovrić Kojundžić
; Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, University School of Medicine, Split, Croatia
Damir Sapunar
; Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, University School of Medicine, Split, Croatia
Abstract
Aim To evaluate publications of clinical and life scientists from research institutions
in Split, Croatia, and the publication output from governmentfunded
research projects of the University of Split School of Medicine.
Methods We analyzed the number of publications from research institutions
in Split, Croatia, in the 2000-2006 period, relative impact factors,
predominant research fields, output of researchers from the University of
Split School of Medicine receiving government research grants, and the average
price of published article.
Results From 2000 to 2006, clinical and life scientists published 350 articles
indexed in Thomson Scientific database Current Contents. The
number of articles increased from 30 in 2000 to 76 in 2006, and the average
impact factor of journals where these articles were published increased
from 2.03 in 2000 to 2.89 in 2006. Twenty percent of articles (72/350)
were published in the Croatian Medical Journal. Principal investigators of
the 12 research projects receiving government grants published 0 to 8 articles
related to the project topic in the 2002-2006 research grant cycle. The
research grantees published 78 original research articles, with an average
price per article of € 29.210.
Conclusion Although the number and impact factor of research articles
published by clinical and life scientists from Split, Croatia, is increasing,
it is still low when the number of scientists is taken into account. There
should be better mechanisms of control and evaluation of research performance
of government-funded research projects.
Keywords
science policy; grant evaluation; relative impact factor; publication cost
Hrčak ID:
26100
URI
Publication date:
15.4.2008.
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