How self-determination of scholars outclasses shrinking public research lab budgets, supporting scientific production: a case study and R&D management …

M Pagliaro, M Coccia - Heliyon, 2021 - cell.com
The main purpose of this study is to analyze how reorganization of public research
organizations and shrinking public research lab budgets affect the evolution of research …

Once highly productive, forever highly productive? Full professors' research productivity from a longitudinal perspective

M Kwiek, W Roszka - Higher Education, 2024 - Springer
This longitudinal study explores persistence in research productivity at the individual level
over academic lifetime: can highly productive scientists maintain relatively high levels of …

The effects of citation-based research evaluation schemes on self-citation behavior

G Abramo, CA D'Angelo, L Grilli - Journal of Informetrics, 2021 - Elsevier
We investigate the changes in the self-citation behavior of Italian professors following the
introduction of a citation-based incentive scheme, for national accreditation to academic …

The conundrum of research productivity: A study on sociologists in Italy

A Akbaritabar, N Casnici, F Squazzoni - Scientometrics, 2018 - Springer
This paper aims to understand the influence of institutional and organisational
embeddedness on research productivity of Italian sociologists. We looked at all records …

The different responses of universities to introduction of performance-based research funding

G Abramo, CA D'Angelo - Research evaluation, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Governments and organizations design performance-based research funding systems
(PBRFS) for strategic aims, such as to selectively allocate scarce resources and stimulate …

The impact of a national research assessment on the publications of sociologists in Italy

A Akbaritabar, G Bravo… - Science and Public Policy, 2021 - academic.oup.com
This article investigates the impact of the second national research assessment (VQR 2004–
10), which was performed in 2011 by the Italian National Agency for the Evaluation of …

An investigation of impact of research collaboration on academic performance in Italy

L Aldieri, G Guida, M Kotsemir, CP Vinci - Quality & Quantity, 2019 - Springer
The aim of this paper is to investigate theoretically and empirically the impact of research
collaborations on the scientific performance of Italian academic institutions. Data are derived …

The North–South Divergence in Italy during the Great Recession

I Odoardi, F Muratore - The Manchester School, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The economic recession that followed the 2007 crisis has widened the economic gaps
between the wealthiest and the relatively poorer regions in Italy. The Great Recession has …

Italy's national research assessment: Some unpleasant effects

MJ Grisorio, F Prota - Studies in Higher Education, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Higher education institutions are in a period of profound transformation. In particular, many
governments have implemented mechanisms that attempt to relate funding to performance …

The role of human capital after the crisis in Italy: A regional analysis

I Odoardi, F Muratore - Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 2019 - Elsevier
In the years of the prolonged post-crisis recession, the well-known North-South divide in Italy
has significantly worsened. Several structural weaknesses limit both post-crisis recovery and …