The European University Association (EUA) is committed to raising awareness and supporting universities in the improvement of research assessment practices that focus on research quality, potential and future impact, and that take into account Open Science practices. This presentation teases the results of a Europe-wide university consultation on research assessment in the transition to Open Science, carried out in the first half of 2019. A report with a full analysis of the survey results will be published in October 2019.

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Research Assessment in the
Transition to Open Science
2019 SURVEY RESULTS
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EUA
commitment to
research
assessment
Raise awareness and support universities in the improvement
of research assessment practices that focus on research
quality, potential and future impact, and that take into account
Open Science practices.
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Source:
EUA (2018) EUA Roadmap on Research
Assessment in the Transition to Open
Science

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2019 Open
Science Survey
Objective
Gather and share a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of
research assessment practices in European universities, as
well as plans to review these evaluation approaches,
specifically in the transition to Open Science
Participation
- 260 valid institutional responses
- 32 European countries
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Number of responding institutions per country
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Responding institutions per country as a percentage of EUA members
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Profile of responding institutions
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Number of responses:
260/260

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Number of FTE researchers at responding institutions
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Number of responses:
258/260

9. Institutional autonomy

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Autonomy to develop and implement research assessment
procedures for the purpose of careers in research
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Number of responses:
197/197

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Autonomy to develop and implement research assessment procedures for the
purpose of evaluating the performance of research units
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Number of responses:
183/183

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Autonomy to develop and implement research assessment procedures for the
purpose of research funding allocation within the institution
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Number of responses:
177/177

13. Institutional organisation

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At what level is research assessment primarily organised?
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Number of responses:
231/231

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Who is involved in developing research assessment procedures?
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Multiple-choice question
Number of responses:
231/231

16. Transparency

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To what extent is information on research assessment procedures available?
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Number of responses:
196/197

18. Academic work
and its evaluation

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Which types of academic work matter most for research careers?
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Number of responses:
between 191-195/197

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How is academic work evaluated for the purpose of research careers?
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Number of responses:
between 194-195/197

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Metrics measuring research output based on number of publications and citations
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Multiple-choice question
Number of responses:
185/186

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Metrics measuring academic attention and uptake
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Multiple-choice question
Number of responses:
66/86

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Altmetrics measuring societal outreach
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Multiple-choice question
Number of responses:
79/84

24. Reviewing research
assessment practices

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Use of existing guides and principles to review research assessment approaches
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Multiple-choice question
Number of responses:
247/254

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Main barriers and difficulties to review research assessment procedures
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Multiple-choice question
Number of responses:
233/254

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Summary - Universities consider themselves autonomous, but are keenly
aware of external pressures
- Research assessment is primarily, but not only developed
at the institutional and faculty/department level
- Publishing research and attracting external research funding
makes careers in research
- Quantitative metrics (JIF and h-index) and qualitative
peer-review are the leading methods for careers in research
- Open Science and Open Access are not commonly part of
the incentive and reward system for researchers
- Universities are starting to review their research assessment
practices, but are moving in different directions
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28. EUA would like to thank the responding
universities and National Rectors’ Conferences
for their contribution to this survey
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Contact:
research@eua.eu
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