The study analysed the profiles and publishing productivity of teachers and researchers with fore... more The study analysed the profiles and publishing productivity of teachers and researchers with foreign backgrounds in comparison with native Finnish teaching and research staff, between 2012 and 2014. Statistics compiled from the Vipunen statistics service provided by the Finnish National Board of Education, as well as publication and staff information data from the Ministry of Education and Culture were used as the research data. The research showed that foreign teachers and researchers accounted for slightly under one-fifth (18 %) of the total person-years of the teaching and research staff in Finnish universities between 2012 and 2014. The contribution of foreign researchers and teachers was particularly high during the early stages of a researcher’s career. The proportion of person-years contributed by professors, research managers, and similar (career path stage IV) was significantly lower. Foreign researchers and teachers at this level were usually from the so-called central cou...
Internationalisation is one of the topical and leading science policy aims in Finland. Universiti... more Internationalisation is one of the topical and leading science policy aims in Finland. Universities are expected to recruit more international researchers and thus strive for increasing the quality of their research. This study takes a bibliometric approach to the profile and publishing productivity of foreign researchers in Finnish universities by taking into account nationality, gender, career stage and discipline a researcher present.<br><br>The study is a pioneer study in the Finnish context in that we have been capable of combining publishing information to personnel registers of universities. The data consists of national research database of universities (Vipunen) and the personnel and publishing information collected from universities in 2012–2014 by the Ministry of Education and Culture (Finland). Publishing productivity is measured by using the following indicators: a) scientific publications per person-year, b) publication score per scientific publications and c) international co-publications per scientific publications. Profile data comprise all 14 Finnish Universities. The publishing productivity of researchers is studied in the light of five case universities. <br><br>The differences between publishing productivity of Finnish and foreign researchers are modest and approximately smaller than expected in the light of previous research. However, foreign male researchers outperform Finnish (male and female) researchers at the career level of professors and research directors.<br><br>The results of this study highlight the contrast between science policy rhetoric of internationalisation, which calls for import of best talent, and the heterogeneity and performance of the group of foreign researchers actually coming to Finland.<br><br><br>
Internationalisation is one of the topical and leading science policy aims in Finland. Universiti... more Internationalisation is one of the topical and leading science policy aims in Finland. Universities are expected to recruit more international researchers and thus strive for increasing the quality of their research. This study takes a bibliometric approach to the profile and publishing productivity of foreign researchers in Finnish universities by taking into account nationality, gender, career stage and discipline a researcher present.<br><br>The study is a pioneer study in the Finnish context in that we have been capable of combining publishing information to personnel registers of universities. The data consists of national research database of universities (Vipunen) and the personnel and publishing information collected from universities in 2012–2014 by the Ministry of Education and Culture (Finland). Publishing productivity is measured by using the following indicators: a) scientific publications per person-year, b) publication score per scientific publications and c) international co-publications per scientific publications. Profile data comprise all 14 Finnish Universities. The publishing productivity of researchers is studied in the light of five case universities. <br><br>The differences between publishing productivity of Finnish and foreign researchers are modest and approximately smaller than expected in the light of previous research. However, foreign male researchers outperform Finnish (male and female) researchers at the career level of professors and research directors.<br><br>The results of this study highlight the contrast between science policy rhetoric of internationalisation, which calls for import of best talent, and the heterogeneity and performance of the group of foreign researchers actually coming to Finland.<br><br><br>
Bibliometrisen tutkimuksen nakokulmia yhteiskunta- ja humanististen tieteiden julkaisukaytantoihi... more Bibliometrisen tutkimuksen nakokulmia yhteiskunta- ja humanististen tieteiden julkaisukaytantoihin Maailmassa julkaistaan jo noin kaksi ja puoli miljoona tieteellista artikkelia vuosittain. Julkaisutulvasta puhuminen synnyttaa kuvan alituiseen julkaisevista tutkijoista. Julkaisumaarat eivat ole kuitenkaan lisaantyneet suhteessa tutkijoiden lukumaaraan. Pikemminkin on kyse tutkimusjarjestelmien laajenemisesta kuin yksittaisten tutkijoiden julkaisutuottavuuden kasvusta. Lisaksi artikkelien tekijamaarat ovat kasvussa eli tutkijat kirjoittavat yha useammin julkaisuja kollegoidensa kanssa. Julkaisutuottavuuden arvioinnissa olennaiset erot tieteenalojen valilla liittyvat yhteiskirjoittamisen, kirjajulkaisemisen, seka kotimaiselle ja kansainvaliselle yleisolle kirjoittamisen tyypillisyyteen. Erot tieteenalojen valilla ovat huomattavia.
The study analysed the profiles and publishing productivity of teachers and researchers with fore... more The study analysed the profiles and publishing productivity of teachers and researchers with foreign backgrounds in comparison with native Finnish teaching and research staff, between 2012 and 2014. Statistics compiled from the Vipunen statistics service provided by the Finnish National Board of Education, as well as publication and staff information data from the Ministry of Education and Culture were used as the research data. The research showed that foreign teachers and researchers accounted for slightly under one-fifth (18 %) of the total person-years of the teaching and research staff in Finnish universities between 2012 and 2014. The contribution of foreign researchers and teachers was particularly high during the early stages of a researcher’s career. The proportion of person-years contributed by professors, research managers, and similar (career path stage IV) was significantly lower. Foreign researchers and teachers at this level were usually from the so-called central cou...
Internationalisation is one of the topical and leading science policy aims in Finland. Universiti... more Internationalisation is one of the topical and leading science policy aims in Finland. Universities are expected to recruit more international researchers and thus strive for increasing the quality of their research. This study takes a bibliometric approach to the profile and publishing productivity of foreign researchers in Finnish universities by taking into account nationality, gender, career stage and discipline a researcher present.<br><br>The study is a pioneer study in the Finnish context in that we have been capable of combining publishing information to personnel registers of universities. The data consists of national research database of universities (Vipunen) and the personnel and publishing information collected from universities in 2012–2014 by the Ministry of Education and Culture (Finland). Publishing productivity is measured by using the following indicators: a) scientific publications per person-year, b) publication score per scientific publications and c) international co-publications per scientific publications. Profile data comprise all 14 Finnish Universities. The publishing productivity of researchers is studied in the light of five case universities. <br><br>The differences between publishing productivity of Finnish and foreign researchers are modest and approximately smaller than expected in the light of previous research. However, foreign male researchers outperform Finnish (male and female) researchers at the career level of professors and research directors.<br><br>The results of this study highlight the contrast between science policy rhetoric of internationalisation, which calls for import of best talent, and the heterogeneity and performance of the group of foreign researchers actually coming to Finland.<br><br><br>
Internationalisation is one of the topical and leading science policy aims in Finland. Universiti... more Internationalisation is one of the topical and leading science policy aims in Finland. Universities are expected to recruit more international researchers and thus strive for increasing the quality of their research. This study takes a bibliometric approach to the profile and publishing productivity of foreign researchers in Finnish universities by taking into account nationality, gender, career stage and discipline a researcher present.<br><br>The study is a pioneer study in the Finnish context in that we have been capable of combining publishing information to personnel registers of universities. The data consists of national research database of universities (Vipunen) and the personnel and publishing information collected from universities in 2012–2014 by the Ministry of Education and Culture (Finland). Publishing productivity is measured by using the following indicators: a) scientific publications per person-year, b) publication score per scientific publications and c) international co-publications per scientific publications. Profile data comprise all 14 Finnish Universities. The publishing productivity of researchers is studied in the light of five case universities. <br><br>The differences between publishing productivity of Finnish and foreign researchers are modest and approximately smaller than expected in the light of previous research. However, foreign male researchers outperform Finnish (male and female) researchers at the career level of professors and research directors.<br><br>The results of this study highlight the contrast between science policy rhetoric of internationalisation, which calls for import of best talent, and the heterogeneity and performance of the group of foreign researchers actually coming to Finland.<br><br><br>
Bibliometrisen tutkimuksen nakokulmia yhteiskunta- ja humanististen tieteiden julkaisukaytantoihi... more Bibliometrisen tutkimuksen nakokulmia yhteiskunta- ja humanististen tieteiden julkaisukaytantoihin Maailmassa julkaistaan jo noin kaksi ja puoli miljoona tieteellista artikkelia vuosittain. Julkaisutulvasta puhuminen synnyttaa kuvan alituiseen julkaisevista tutkijoista. Julkaisumaarat eivat ole kuitenkaan lisaantyneet suhteessa tutkijoiden lukumaaraan. Pikemminkin on kyse tutkimusjarjestelmien laajenemisesta kuin yksittaisten tutkijoiden julkaisutuottavuuden kasvusta. Lisaksi artikkelien tekijamaarat ovat kasvussa eli tutkijat kirjoittavat yha useammin julkaisuja kollegoidensa kanssa. Julkaisutuottavuuden arvioinnissa olennaiset erot tieteenalojen valilla liittyvat yhteiskirjoittamisen, kirjajulkaisemisen, seka kotimaiselle ja kansainvaliselle yleisolle kirjoittamisen tyypillisyyteen. Erot tieteenalojen valilla ovat huomattavia.
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