Challenges of Research Performance Evaluation in Iran: A Qualitative Study
Research performance evaluation indicators can be used in research and financial policy-making, as well as the promotion of researchers and universities in a country. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the challenges of research performance evaluation in Iran. Participants in this qualitative...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Regional Information Center for Science and Technology (RICeST)
2025-01-01
|
| Series: | International Journal of Information Science and Management |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://ijism.isc.ac/article_719135_42d633f87da895ab1c3f986e72839c7f.pdf |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1832595675268775936 |
|---|---|
| author | Nadia Saniee Shahram Sedghi Abdolreza Noroozi chakoli Salime Goharinezhad Leila Nemati anaraki |
| author_facet | Nadia Saniee Shahram Sedghi Abdolreza Noroozi chakoli Salime Goharinezhad Leila Nemati anaraki |
| author_sort | Nadia Saniee |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Research performance evaluation indicators can be used in research and financial policy-making, as well as the promotion of researchers and universities in a country. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the challenges of research performance evaluation in Iran. Participants in this qualitative study were selected using a purposive sampling method. 11 Out of 21 experts from the two areas of the Ministry of Science, Research, and Technology and the Ministry of Health and Medical Education were interviewed face-to-face, by telephone, and WhatsApp social media based on an interview guide. Interviews were analyzed with MaxQDA software version 10. Most of the participants were male (54%), had a Ph.D. degree in library and information science (54%), and had at least four years of research management and scientometric experience (36%). The analysis of the interviews included 143 codes in the form of six main categories and 50 sub-categories. The most critical challenges included a lack of normalization in research evaluation, lack of suitable scientometric training, lack of importance of scientometrics in research management, the necessity to change the scientometricians role, absence of scientometrician in research policy-making, the focus of universities ranking systems on research indicators, the emphasis of universities ranking systems on quantity, the over-focus on quantitative indicators, the incompleteness of scientometric indicators, the lack of proper application of scientometric indicators, the role of scientometricians in improving the research quality, and the need for balanced attention to the quantity and quality of research. Overall, the research performance evaluation in Iran is facing the challenges of globalization of research performance measurement, providing sufficient research infrastructures, the position of scientometrics in research policy, university ranking systems, application of scientometric indicators, and inefficiency of the research management. |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-43b2b22564104b868820f14c15e2080f |
| institution | Kabale University |
| issn | 2008-8302 2008-8310 |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2025-01-01 |
| publisher | Regional Information Center for Science and Technology (RICeST) |
| record_format | Article |
| series | International Journal of Information Science and Management |
| spelling | doaj-art-43b2b22564104b868820f14c15e2080f2025-01-18T06:18:23ZengRegional Information Center for Science and Technology (RICeST)International Journal of Information Science and Management2008-83022008-83102025-01-01231173210.22034/ijism.2024.1990489.1056719135Challenges of Research Performance Evaluation in Iran: A Qualitative StudyNadia Saniee0Shahram Sedghi1Abdolreza Noroozi chakoli2Salime Goharinezhad3Leila Nemati anaraki4Asadabad SchDepartment of Basic Sciences, Asadabad School of Medical Sciences, Asadabad, Iran.ool of Medical SciencesHealth Management and Economics Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Librarianship and Medical Information Science, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranDepartment of Information Science and Knowledge Studies, Shahed University, Tehran, IranPreventive Medicine and Public Health Research Center, Psychological Health Research Institute, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranPreventive Medicine and Public Health Research Center, Psychological Health Research Institute, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranResearch performance evaluation indicators can be used in research and financial policy-making, as well as the promotion of researchers and universities in a country. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the challenges of research performance evaluation in Iran. Participants in this qualitative study were selected using a purposive sampling method. 11 Out of 21 experts from the two areas of the Ministry of Science, Research, and Technology and the Ministry of Health and Medical Education were interviewed face-to-face, by telephone, and WhatsApp social media based on an interview guide. Interviews were analyzed with MaxQDA software version 10. Most of the participants were male (54%), had a Ph.D. degree in library and information science (54%), and had at least four years of research management and scientometric experience (36%). The analysis of the interviews included 143 codes in the form of six main categories and 50 sub-categories. The most critical challenges included a lack of normalization in research evaluation, lack of suitable scientometric training, lack of importance of scientometrics in research management, the necessity to change the scientometricians role, absence of scientometrician in research policy-making, the focus of universities ranking systems on research indicators, the emphasis of universities ranking systems on quantity, the over-focus on quantitative indicators, the incompleteness of scientometric indicators, the lack of proper application of scientometric indicators, the role of scientometricians in improving the research quality, and the need for balanced attention to the quantity and quality of research. Overall, the research performance evaluation in Iran is facing the challenges of globalization of research performance measurement, providing sufficient research infrastructures, the position of scientometrics in research policy, university ranking systems, application of scientometric indicators, and inefficiency of the research management.https://ijism.isc.ac/article_719135_42d633f87da895ab1c3f986e72839c7f.pdfresearch performance evaluationchallengescientometricsresearch managementresearch policy-making |
| spellingShingle | Nadia Saniee Shahram Sedghi Abdolreza Noroozi chakoli Salime Goharinezhad Leila Nemati anaraki Challenges of Research Performance Evaluation in Iran: A Qualitative Study International Journal of Information Science and Management research performance evaluation challenge scientometrics research management research policy-making |
| title | Challenges of Research Performance Evaluation in Iran: A Qualitative Study |
| title_full | Challenges of Research Performance Evaluation in Iran: A Qualitative Study |
| title_fullStr | Challenges of Research Performance Evaluation in Iran: A Qualitative Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Challenges of Research Performance Evaluation in Iran: A Qualitative Study |
| title_short | Challenges of Research Performance Evaluation in Iran: A Qualitative Study |
| title_sort | challenges of research performance evaluation in iran a qualitative study |
| topic | research performance evaluation challenge scientometrics research management research policy-making |
| url | https://ijism.isc.ac/article_719135_42d633f87da895ab1c3f986e72839c7f.pdf |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT nadiasaniee challengesofresearchperformanceevaluationiniranaqualitativestudy AT shahramsedghi challengesofresearchperformanceevaluationiniranaqualitativestudy AT abdolrezanoroozichakoli challengesofresearchperformanceevaluationiniranaqualitativestudy AT salimegoharinezhad challengesofresearchperformanceevaluationiniranaqualitativestudy AT leilanematianaraki challengesofresearchperformanceevaluationiniranaqualitativestudy |