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Research productivity of scientists in consolidated vs. non-consolidated teams: The case of Spanish university geologists

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  • Jesús Rey-Rocha

    (Spanish Council for Scientific Research (CSIC))

  • María José Martín-Sempere

    (Spanish Council for Scientific Research (CSIC))

  • Belén Garzón

    (Spanish Council for Scientific Research (CSIC))

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We present some results of an evaluation of research performance of Spanish senior university researchers in Geology. We analyse to what extent productivity of individual researchers is influenced by the level of consolidation of the team they belong to. Methodology is based on the combination of a mail survey carried out among a defined set of researchers, and a bibliometric study of their scientific output. Differences among researchers have been investigated with regard to team size and composition, patterns of publication in domestic and foreign journals, productivity, co-authorship of papers, and impact of publications. Results indicate that not belonging to a research team represents a handicap at the time of publishing in top international journals. Researchers belonging to consolidated teams are more productive than their colleagues in non-consolidated teams, and these in turn more than individuals without team. Team size does not appear to be as important for scientific productivity as the number of researchers within the team that reached a stable job position. Analysis of the impact factor of journals has not revealed differences among researchers with regard to the visibility of their papers.

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  • Jesús Rey-Rocha & María José Martín-Sempere & Belén Garzón, 2002. "Research productivity of scientists in consolidated vs. non-consolidated teams: The case of Spanish university geologists," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 55(1), pages 137-156, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:scient:v:55:y:2002:i:1:d:10.1023_a:1016059222182
    DOI: 10.1023/A:1016059222182
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