The Performance and Qualitative Evaluation of Scientific Work at Research Universities: A Focus on the Types of University and Research

Dmitry A. Radushinsky (), Egor O. Zamyatin, Alexandra I. Radushinskaya, Ivan I. Sytko and Ekaterina E. Smirnova
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Dmitry A. Radushinsky: Department of Metrology, Instrumentation and Quality Management, Empress Catherine II Saint Petersburg Mining University (Saint Petersburg Mining University), 199106 St. Petersburg, Russia
Egor O. Zamyatin: Department of Scientific Research, Empress Catherine II Saint Petersburg Mining University (Saint Petersburg Mining University), 199106 St. Petersburg, Russia
Alexandra I. Radushinskaya: Department of Russian Policy, Saint Petersburg State University (SPbGU), 191124 St. Petersburg, Russia
Ivan I. Sytko: Department of Metrology, Instrumentation and Quality Management, Empress Catherine II Saint Petersburg Mining University (Saint Petersburg Mining University), 199106 St. Petersburg, Russia
Ekaterina E. Smirnova: Department of Metrology, Instrumentation and Quality Management, Empress Catherine II Saint Petersburg Mining University (Saint Petersburg Mining University), 199106 St. Petersburg, Russia

Sustainability, 2024, vol. 16, issue 18, 1-26

Abstract: The successful implementation of scientific research is one of the key factors for sustainable development, including the development of tertiary education. A leading or “world-class university”, today, transfers knowledge to innovation, bearing the concept of “academic excellence”, and features of “research” and “entrepreneurial” universities highly match the SDGs. This article presents an analysis for scientific quality-assessing indicators at research universities. It also studies university science models in different countries, the features of university types—engineering (technical or technological) and comprehensive (multidisciplinary)—and the arising problems with their possible solutions for university science on the whole. The authors suggested a composition of indicators for assessing the quality of the fundamental scientific research and engineering project results and the performances of universities’ specialized scientific units. The respondents of the survey weighed the significance of the indicators. The research used methods of analysis, brainstorming, Ishikawa diagram building, and a survey of specialists. The results obtained can be useful for the improvement of quality management systems (QMSs) at research universities. Some implications of this study could be extended to improve QMS and management processes of specialized scientific organizations that belong to the state, business, and non-profit sectors of science.

Keywords: research university; research quality indicators; sustainable development goals (SDGs); fundamental research; engineering project; engineering university; comprehensive university (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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