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Study the Research Productivity of Inbred and Non-inbred Faculty Members in Iran’s Top Universities
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Mohsen Nazarzadeh Zare *    , Amirhossein Mardani |
| Department of Educational Sciences, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Malayer University, Malayer, Iran , nazarzadehzareh@gmail.com |
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Abstract: (2972 Views) |
Background and aim: The effects of academic inbreeding on research productivity in each higher education system can be different. Thus, the aim of this study was to analyze the research productivity of inbred and non-inbred faculty members in the top three universities in Iran.
Materials and methods: This quantitative descriptive study was performed using the scientometric method. The study population included inbred and non-inbred faculty members with the academic rank of assistant professor in the top three universities of Iran in the Shanghai ranking system based on an index of research productivity in three disciplinary areas of technical engineering, medical sciences and human-social sciences. Data were collected from the Scopus database.
Findings: The findings showed that inbred faculties (26%) had more publications than non-inbred ones. Furthermore, the citations and H-index of publications of inbred faculties were 24.4% and 5.1%, which were more than those of non-inbred ones, respectively. Non-inbred faculties compared to inbred ones were more successful in attracting research funding. Inbred faculties (40.26%) were more willing to intra-organizational collaboration and non-inbred faculties (13.54%) were more willing to collaborate internationally.
Conclusion: Overall, the results of this study indicated that the scientific effectiveness of inbred faculties was higher than that of non-inbred faculties. Moreover, the rate of obtaining funding for non-inbred faculties was higher than inbred faculties, and eventually, inbred faculties tended to collaborate within an organization, while non-inbred faculties tended to collaborate at the international level. |
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| Keywords: Academic inbreeding, Inbred faculties, Non-inbred faculties, Research productivity, Iranian universities |
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Type of Study: Orginal |
Subject:
Scientometrics
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