The measurement of scientific productivity of investigators in Cuban university

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5195/biblios.2020.755

Keywords:

Metrics, Science evaluation, Scientific productivity

Abstract

Objetive. The article presents an analysis of the evaluation of scientific production and the indicators that measure it. Subsequently, a metric is presented that quantitatively models the scientific production indicators used in Cuban universities as an additive function based on the time researchers spend.

Method. Finally, the metric is partially applied at the University of Matanzas and the data obtained is analyzed.

Results. The results make it possible to differentiate qualitatively and quantitatively the researchers of this university based on their research results in the official document of the university.

Conclusions. The metric constitutes a tool for decision-making regarding the organization of human resources that the university possesses based on research.

Author Biographies

Walfredo González Hernández, Universidad de Matanzas

Doctor en Ciencias Pedagógicas y Profesor Titular de la Carrera Ingeniería Informática. Graduado de Licenciatura en Educación Especialidad Matemática – Computación en 1995, obtiene su maestría en Didáctica de la Matemática en 2003 y su doctorado en 2004. Ha publicado más de 40 artículos en revistas arbitradas e indexadas, dirige proyectos internacionales y es árbitro de varias revistas y eventos.

Maritza Petersson Roldán, Universidad de Matanzas

Recibió de Licenciatura en Matemáticas, en 1985, la maestría en Técnicas de Optimización y apoyo a la decisión en 1999 y el doctorado en 2006. Es profesora titular en el Departamento de Matemáticas. Investiga en Técnicas de modelación y estadísticas de procesos y servicios productivos y la valoración económica.

Yonelkys Ramos Mena, Universidad de Matanzas

Graduado de Ingeniería Informática de la Universidad de Matanzas em el año 2017. Actualmente es professor de la carrera Ingeniería Informática en la Universidad de Matanzas. Doctorante del área de comercio electrónico.

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2021-09-01

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González Hernández, W., Petersson Roldán, M., & Ramos Mena, Y. (2021). The measurement of scientific productivity of investigators in Cuban university. Biblios Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, (79), 15–28. https://doi.org/10.5195/biblios.2020.755

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