Gender consequences of a national performance-based funding model
New Pieces in an Old Puzzle
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5153853 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mathias Wullum Nielsen (0000-0001-8759-7150, Aarhus University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 1033-1055 |
| Publication date | 2017-06-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Studies in Higher Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0307-5079 • E-ISSN: 1470-174X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03075079.2015.1075197 |
| OpenAlex | W1853931020 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 41 |
This article investigates the extent to which the Danish Bibliometric Research Indicator (BRI) reflects the performance of men and women differently. The model is based on a differentiated counting of peer-reviewed publications, awarding three and eight points for contributions to ‘well-regarded’ and highly selective journals and book publishers, and 1 and 5 points for equivalent scientific contributions via ‘normal level’ channels. On the basis of bibliometric data, the study shows that the BRI considerably widens the existing gender gap in researcher performance, since men on average receive more BRI points for their publications than women. The article suggests two probable explanations: (A) women merely comprise 24% of the committee members determining which publication channels to classify as ‘well-regarded’ and ‘normal’, which may lead to biases in the classification process. (B) The model privileges collaborative research, which disadvantages women due to gender differences in collaborative network relations
Economic growth · Economics · Higher education · Mathematics education · Political science · Diversity and Career in Medicine · Gender Diversity and Inequality · Global Health Workforce Issues · Psychology
Scientific Performance Assessments Through a Gender Lens
The gendered nature of independence in the context of research funding and excellence
Insufficient Academic Experience or Excessive Family Responsibility
Does writing style affect gender differences in the research performance of articles
Counting methods introduced into the bibliometric research literature 1970–2018
Pursuing intellectual leadership in neoliberal academia
(Un)divided work devotion? Navigating the ideal worker norm in academia
What combined diversity conditions of board directors lead to financial sustainability? A fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis of Italian universities
Studying the gender gap in academic research production among Canadian university professors using the multilevel approach to gender inequalities framework
Making gender diversity work for scientific discovery and innovation
Complexities, challenges and implications of collaborative work within a regime of performance measurement
Publishing and Parenting in Academic Science
Reflections on gender and science
The new production of knowledge
Generalized Linear Models
Gender differences in research collaboration
Generalized Linear Models
Scientists’ collaboration strategies
How journal rankings can suppress interdisciplinary research
Impact of bibliometrics upon the science system
Has Feminism Changed Science?
Women in interdisciplinary science
Faculty Research Productivity
Making Lists, Enlisting Scientists
Gender and gatekeeping of excellence in research funding
An Outline of the Bibliometric Indicator Used for Performance-Based Funding of Research Institutions in Norway
Sex Discrimination in UK Academia
Interdisciplinary Approaches to Achieving Gendered Innovations in Science, Medicine, and Engineering 1
Gender, Family Characteristics, and Publication Productivity among Scientists
Does Gender Affect Scientific Productivity
University Research Evaluation and Funding
New managerialism' and higher education
Sex Differences in Research Productivity
Measures of sex differences in scientific productivity
Gender inequality and research performance
Gender differences in risk taking
Hierarchies, Jobs, Bodies
Gender Differences in Productivity
Generalized Linear Models in Family Studies
Rankings and Reactivity
| Unique citing works | 12 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,33 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2026 (10) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |