Evaluation of Research Performance at Universities: A Comprehensive Methodological Approach

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https://doi.org/10.3991/ijet.v18i06.36733

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research performance, assessment methodology, commercialization, efficiency of research activities

Abstract


Evaluating the effectiveness of research activities is one of the topical issues in the higher education system. Despite this, studies on the extensive assessment of research units' outputs at the university are rare. The main goals of this study are (1) the development of a comprehensive methodology for assessing the research performance of the units; (2) testing this methodology to compare the performance indicators of 37 research institutes and centers. Both quantitative and qualitative research methods were applied in this study. Research results can be beneficiary for government bodies, allowing them to make decisions about the allocation or reallocation of funding and top management in higher education for benchmarking and internal performance evaluation of research institutes and centers. This article contributes to the theoretical basis of research performance evaluation at HEIs and puts forward a step-by-step methodology.

Author Biographies

Aknur Zhidebekkyzy, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Associate Professor at the Management Department, and currently holds the position of Vice-Dean on Research-Innovation Affairs and International Relations at the Higher School of Eco- nomics and Business, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University. She is the Editor-in-Chief of the “Farabi Journal of Social Sciences”. Her research areas are related to innovation management, circular economy, and sustainable development

Gulsharat Minazheva, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University

Doctor of pedagogical sciences, Academician of the Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of Kazakhstan, and holds the position of the Director of the Center for Strategic Development at the Al-Farabi Kazakh National University. She also has a strong background in chemical sciences and works as an Acting Professor in the “Analytical, colloidal chemistry and technology of rare elements” Department .

Zhansaya Temerbulatova , Al-Farabi Kazakh National University

PhD, postdoc, Senior Lecturer of the Department of Economics of the Higher School of Economics and Business, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University. Her studies are related to the assessment of the transition to a green economy using econometric methods, and the competitiveness of the economy

Dinara Kalmakova, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University

PhD candidate, lecturer at the Department of Business Technologies, Higher School of Economics and Business, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University. Her research interests cover circular economy, innovation management, processes of commercialization of innovations, and financing of innovations.

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2023-03-21

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Zhidebekkyzy, A., Minazheva, G., Temerbulatova, Z. ., & Kalmakova, D. (2023). Evaluation of Research Performance at Universities: A Comprehensive Methodological Approach. International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET), 18(06), pp. 110–129. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijet.v18i06.36733

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Vol. 18 No. 06 (2023)

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