Table 1 Quantitative evaluation system

From: The changing role of metrics in research institute evaluations undertaken by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)

Primary indicator

Secondary indicators

Details

Research performance evaluation

Basic research performance

Number of S&T awards, number of publications, average publications per researcher, number of total citations, and number of S&T studies (total and average).

 

Applied research performance

Patents applied for and authorized, S&T progress award and invention award.

 

Commercial performance

Profits of affiliated companies, R&D investment/transfer and transformation of sci-tech achievements.

Research status evaluation

Research work

Capability of undertaking national and local projects, total and average research outputs, number and amount of international cooperation projects.

 

Talent

No. of academies, percentage of researchers under 45, percentage of PhD/Master students; number of research students.

 

Resources

Total amount of grants / average research grants per researcher, percentage of competitive grants.

 

Infrastructure and advanced research equipment, percentage of 1990s research equipment, open labs and engineering centres.