TY - JOUR
T1 - Exploring the Determinants of Research Output
T2 - A Proposed Typology of University Researchers in Ecuador
AU - Dávila, Guillermo Antonio
AU - Puertas-Bravo, Lucia
AU - Armijos-Valdivieso, Ramiro
AU - Avolio-Alecchi, Beatrice
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022. CSIC. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) License
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - The purpose of this research is to describe the research profile of university professors in Ecuador, considering their research output, individual factors (academic qualification level and period of time at the institution) and institutional factors (time invested in research). The cluster analysis was applied to a sample of 538 Ecuadorian academics. Five researcher profiles with different levels of scientific production were identified: (1) lecturers, (2) stars, (3) high potential, (4) low potential and, (5) underused. Our findings indicate that the number of hours allocated by the university for research activities per se is not a determinant of the university research output. Research results suggest that the university authorities in Ecuador should establish specific strategies, based on the five profiles, to increase individual research output.
AB - The purpose of this research is to describe the research profile of university professors in Ecuador, considering their research output, individual factors (academic qualification level and period of time at the institution) and institutional factors (time invested in research). The cluster analysis was applied to a sample of 538 Ecuadorian academics. Five researcher profiles with different levels of scientific production were identified: (1) lecturers, (2) stars, (3) high potential, (4) low potential and, (5) underused. Our findings indicate that the number of hours allocated by the university for research activities per se is not a determinant of the university research output. Research results suggest that the university authorities in Ecuador should establish specific strategies, based on the five profiles, to increase individual research output.
KW - Cluster analysis
KW - Individual characteristics
KW - Institutional factors
KW - Research output
KW - Universities
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U2 - 10.3989/redc.2022.3.1884
DO - 10.3989/redc.2022.3.1884
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85132523163
SN - 0210-0614
VL - 45
JO - Revista Espanola de Documentacion Cientifica
JF - Revista Espanola de Documentacion Cientifica
IS - 3
M1 - e333
ER -