泰晤士高等教育：2023跨学科排名：初步分析白皮书（中译版）（12页）.pdf

1、OCTOBER 2023PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT REPORTEXECUTIVE SUMMARYPRODUCT DEVELOPMENT REPORTEXECUTIVE SUMMARYThis report reflects on the activities up to date to create systems of data collection and analysis that could effectively capture institutions progress in Interdisciplinary Science Ranking(ISR),benchma

2、rked worldwide.The report explains the findings of the initial feasibility study,the creation of the metric pillars and metrics,the data collection process,and an analysis of the initial findings of that process at both country and institutional level.Overall,with nearly 1200 institutions participat

3、ing,there is an evident desire of institutions to understand how their activity and output on interdisciplinary research can be measured.University leaders and academic confirmed that metrics can effectively act as performance indicators,driving forward standards,and incentivising change for researc

4、h cultures in institutions towards greater collaboration and interdisciplinarity.The report shows how three areas are key to understanding the progress being made by institutions on interdisciplinary research.Firstly,the inputs into interdisciplinarity,including dedicated funding and jobs.Secondly,t

5、he internal processes and structures that support and incentivise interdisciplinarity,including physical space,administrative support and rewards.Finally,the outputs of interdisciplinary research,as measured by a variety of bibliometrics and global reputation.In these areas,the analysis of data show

6、s that there is greater focus on the inputs and processes in universities from the Global South,whereas universities in the Global North perform well on output measurements related to research quality,volume and reputation.However,overall participation is strongly rooted in the Global South,demonstr