Cinzia Daraio
Biographic Data
| ID | 5899263 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Cinzia Daraio |
| GIVEN NAMES | Cinzia |
| FAMILY NAME | Daraio |
| SIGNATURE | DARAIO C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Sapienza University of Rome |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4825-0071 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 15 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
A framework for the responsible use of bibliometrics in research evaluation
Operationalising responsible use of bibliometrics in research evaluation insights obtained from policy application of scientometrics at three European universities
A heuristic approach based on Leiden rankings to identify outliers
We propose an innovative use of the Leiden Rankings (LR) in institutional management. Although LR only consider research output of major universities reported in Web of Science (WOS) and share the limitations of other existing rankings, we show that they can be used as a base of a heuristic approach to identify “outlying” institutions that perform significantly below or above expectations. Our approach is a non-rigorous intuitive method (“heurist…
Determinants of the incidence of non-academic staff in European and US HEIs
In this article, we contribute to the scant literature covering quantitative studies on the determinants of the non-academic staff incidence in higher education institutions by analysing how the proportion of non-academic staff is related to key features such as size, prestige, year of foundation and financial structure of universities. We apply nonlinear regression analysis to compare HEIs across Europe and the USA, taking into account time and …
A visual analytics approach for the assessment of information quality of performance models—a software review
In this paper we provide a review of the main functionalities of a Visual Analytics Environment (VAE) developed for the assessment of data and information quality in the context of performance evaluation of research organizations. Performing data and information quality tests are necessary procedures to ensure the bibliometric and research performance evaluation analysis of organizations have the necessary robustness. The proposed environment is …
Obituary
Obituary by Henk F. Moed
How should evaluation be? Is a good evaluation of research also just? Towards the implementation of good evaluation
In this paper we answer the question of how evaluation should be by proposing a good evaluation of research practices. A good evaluation of research practices, intended as social practices à la MacIntyre, should take into account the stable motivations and the traits of the characters (i.e. the virtues ) of researchers. We also show that a good evaluation is also just , beyond the sense of fairness , as working on good research practices implies …
Accounting for quality in data integration systems
Ensuring the quality of integrated data is undoubtedly one of the main problems of integrated data systems. When focusing on multi-national and historical data integration systems, where the “space” and “time” dimensions play a relevant role, it is very much important to build the integration layer in such a way that the final user accesses a layer that is “by design” as much complete as possible. In this paper, we propose a method for accessing …
Studying the heterogeneity of European higher education institutions
The heterogeneity of the Higher Education (HE) Institutions is one of the main critical issues in the assessment of their performance. This paper adopts a multi-level and multi-dimensional perspective, combining national (macro) and institution (micro) level data, and measuring both research and teaching activity, using performance indicators derived from the European Tertiary Education Register, CWTS Leiden Ranking, and PATSTAT patent database. …
A comparison of three multidisciplinarity indices based on the diversity of Scopus subject areas of authors’ documents, their bibliography and their citing papers
Using normative ethics for building a good evaluation of research practices
In this paper, we propose the adoption of moral philosophy and in particular normative ethics, to clarify the concept of “good” evaluation of “research practices”. Using MacIntyre (1985)’s notion of a practice we argue that research is a form of social practice. As a result of this characterization, we claim that research practice typically requires three typologies of researcher: the leader , the good researcher and the honest researcher. Reflec…
Performance model’s development
The quantitative evaluation of research is currently carried out by means of indicators calculated on data extracted and integrated by analysts who elaborate them by creating illustrative tables and plots of results. In this approach, the robustness of the metrics used and the possibility for users of the metrics to intervene in the evaluation process are completely neglected. We propose a new approach which is able to move forward, from indicato…
The 17th International Conference on Scientometrics and Informetrics
[No abstract available]
Universities in the New Knowledge Landscape
Universities and Strategic Knowledge Creation
Introducing Environmental Variables in Nonparametric Frontier Models
Introducing Environmental Variables in Nonparametric Frontier Models
Universities and Strategic Knowledge Creation
Universities in the New Knowledge Landscape
Studying the heterogeneity of European higher education institutions
The heterogeneity of the Higher Education (HE) Institutions is one of the main critical issues in the assessment of their performance. This paper adopts a multi-level and multi-dimensional perspective, combining national (macro) and institution (micro) level data, and measuring both research and teaching activity, using performance indicators derived from the European Tertiary Education Register, CWTS Leiden Ranking, and PATSTAT patent database. …
A comparison of three multidisciplinarity indices based on the diversity of Scopus subject areas of authors’ documents, their bibliography and their citing papers
Using normative ethics for building a good evaluation of research practices
In this paper, we propose the adoption of moral philosophy and in particular normative ethics, to clarify the concept of “good” evaluation of “research practices”. Using MacIntyre (1985)’s notion of a practice we argue that research is a form of social practice. As a result of this characterization, we claim that research practice typically requires three typologies of researcher: the leader , the good researcher and the honest researcher. Reflec…
Performance model’s development
The quantitative evaluation of research is currently carried out by means of indicators calculated on data extracted and integrated by analysts who elaborate them by creating illustrative tables and plots of results. In this approach, the robustness of the metrics used and the possibility for users of the metrics to intervene in the evaluation process are completely neglected. We propose a new approach which is able to move forward, from indicato…
The 17th International Conference on Scientometrics and Informetrics
[No abstract available]
A visual analytics approach for the assessment of information quality of performance models—a software review
In this paper we provide a review of the main functionalities of a Visual Analytics Environment (VAE) developed for the assessment of data and information quality in the context of performance evaluation of research organizations. Performing data and information quality tests are necessary procedures to ensure the bibliometric and research performance evaluation analysis of organizations have the necessary robustness. The proposed environment is …
Obituary
Obituary by Henk F. Moed
How should evaluation be? Is a good evaluation of research also just? Towards the implementation of good evaluation
In this paper we answer the question of how evaluation should be by proposing a good evaluation of research practices. A good evaluation of research practices, intended as social practices à la MacIntyre, should take into account the stable motivations and the traits of the characters (i.e. the virtues ) of researchers. We also show that a good evaluation is also just , beyond the sense of fairness , as working on good research practices implies …
Accounting for quality in data integration systems
Ensuring the quality of integrated data is undoubtedly one of the main problems of integrated data systems. When focusing on multi-national and historical data integration systems, where the “space” and “time” dimensions play a relevant role, it is very much important to build the integration layer in such a way that the final user accesses a layer that is “by design” as much complete as possible. In this paper, we propose a method for accessing …
A heuristic approach based on Leiden rankings to identify outliers
We propose an innovative use of the Leiden Rankings (LR) in institutional management. Although LR only consider research output of major universities reported in Web of Science (WOS) and share the limitations of other existing rankings, we show that they can be used as a base of a heuristic approach to identify “outlying” institutions that perform significantly below or above expectations. Our approach is a non-rigorous intuitive method (“heurist…
Determinants of the incidence of non-academic staff in European and US HEIs
In this article, we contribute to the scant literature covering quantitative studies on the determinants of the non-academic staff incidence in higher education institutions by analysing how the proportion of non-academic staff is related to key features such as size, prestige, year of foundation and financial structure of universities. We apply nonlinear regression analysis to compare HEIs across Europe and the USA, taking into account time and …
A framework for the responsible use of bibliometrics in research evaluation
Operationalising responsible use of bibliometrics in research evaluation insights obtained from policy application of scientometrics at three European universities
Computer Science (12 works) · Political science (7 works) · Data science (6 works) · Bibliometrics (5 works) · Data mining (5 works) · Economics (5 works) · scientometrics and bibliometrics research (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Higher education (4 works) · Higher Education Governance and Development (4 works)