Introduction
Methods
Input and output indicators
DMU | Research funding | Papers | Citations |
---|---|---|---|
National science fund for distinguished young scholars | 23,169.90 | 3573 | 140,807 |
Major program | 5693.00 | 532 | 13,401 |
Joint funds | 82,937.70 | 12,228 | 341,288 |
Young scientists fund | 186,502.90 | 8831 | 217,589 |
Key program projects | 35,866.00 | 3694 | 116,650 |
Fund for less developed regions | 31,105.00 | 2449 | 70,928 |
Major research plan | 168,747.50 | 27,299 | 823,203 |
General program | 146,570.00 | 3626 | 48,072 |
Special fund for research on National Major Research Instruments | 19,575.02 | 837 | 22,193 |
Science fund for creative research groups | 886.90 | 65 | 6468 |
Classical DEA models
Context-dependent DEA model
Results
Descriptive statistics
Statistics | Academic division | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mathematical and physical sciences | Chemical sciences | Life sciences | Earth sciences | Engineering and materials science | Information sciences | Management sciences | Health sciences | |
Number of scientists | 42 | 46 | 49 | 46 | 46 | 44 | 37 | 37 |
Number of projects | 280 | 457 | 418 | 362 | 393 | 267 | 243 | 251 |
Number of projects per scientist | 6.67 | 9.93 | 8.53 | 7.87 | 8.54 | 6.07 | 6.57 | 6.78 |
Average funding amount per scientist (10 k CNY) | 2536.46 | 2808.90 | 2227.18 | 2190.76 | 1787.44 | 2174.50 | 635.94 | 1765.77 |
Average number of publications per project | 17.30 | 31.40 | 11.38 | 12.38 | 22.82 | 23.56 | 10.66 | 14.18 |
Average number of publications per million CNY | 4.55 | 11.11 | 4.36 | 4.45 | 10.91 | 6.57 | 11.01 | 5.45 |
Conduct separate efficiency analysis of highly funded scientists from different academic divisions
Performance level
Reference set
Scientists code | Level | \({R}_{k}^{CD}\left(1\right)\) | \({R}_{k}^{CD}\left(2\right)\) | \({R}_{k}^{CD}\left(3\right)\) | \({R}_{k}^{CD}\left(4\right)\) | \({R}_{k}^{CD}\left(5\right)\) | \({R}_{k}^{CD}\left(6\right)\) | \({R}_{k}^{CD}\left(7\right)\) | \({R}_{k}^{CD}\left(8\right)\) |
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a43 | 9 | a57, a66 | a84 | a67, a87 | a70 | a71 | a82 | a73 | a63 |
a44 | 4 | a53, a66 | a45, a65, a68 | a56, a76, a88 | |||||
a45 | 2 | a53, a57 | |||||||
a46 | 2 | a53, a66 | |||||||
a47 | 2 | a53, a57 | |||||||
a48 | 1 | ||||||||
a49 | 1 | ||||||||
a50 | 6 | a53, a66 | a45, a65, a68 | a76, a87 | a58, a70 | a80, a81 | |||
a51 | 4 | a53, a57 | a45, a68 | a56, a83 | |||||
a52 | 4 | a53, a66 | a45, a65, a68 | a55, a76, a83 | |||||
a53 | 1 | ||||||||
a54 | 5 | a53, a57 | a45, a68 | a56, a83 | a51, a58, a79 | ||||
a55 | 3 | a53, a66 | a45, a86 | ||||||
a56 | 3 | a53, a57, a66 | a45, a65, a68 | ||||||
a57 | 1 | ||||||||
a58 | 4 | a53, a57, a66 | a45, a65, a68 | a76, a87, a88 | |||||
a59 | 4 | a53, a57 | a45, a68 | a56, a83 | |||||
a60 | 5 | a53, a57 | a45, a68 | a87, a88 | a51, a58, a70 | ||||
a61 | 7 | a53, a57 | a45, a65, a68 | a76, a87 | a58, a70 | a71, a80, a81 | a75, a82 | ||
a62 | 4 | a53, a66 | a45, a65, a85 | a76, a87 | |||||
a63 | 8 | a53, a57 | a45, a68 | a67, a87 | a58, a70 | a71, a81 | a75, a82 | a61, a73 | |
a64 | 5 | a53, a57 | a45, a68 | a56, a88 | a51, a58, a79 | ||||
a65 | 2 | a53, a66 | |||||||
a66 | 1 | ||||||||
a67 | 3 | a57, a66 | a84 | ||||||
a68 | 2 | a53, a57 | |||||||
a69 | 8 | a53, a57 | a45, a68 | a76, a87 | a58, a70 | a71, a80, a81 | a75, a82 | a61, a73 | |
a70 | 4 | a53, a57 | a68, a84 | a67, a87 | |||||
a71 | 5 | a53, a57 | a45, a68 | a67, a87 | a51, a70 | ||||
a72 | 2 | a53, a66 | |||||||
a73 | 7 | a53, a57 | a68, a84 | a67, a87 | a70 | a71 | a82 | ||
a74 | 7 | a53, a57 | a45, a68 | a87, a88 | a51, a70 | a60, a71 | a75, a82 | ||
a75 | 6 | a53, a57 | a45, a68 | a87, a88 | a51, a58, a70 | a60, a71 | |||
a76 | 3 | a53, a66 | a45, a65, a85 | ||||||
a77 | 5 | a53, a57 | a45, a65, a68 | a56, a88 | a58, a79 | ||||
a78 | 2 | a53, a57 | |||||||
a79 | 4 | a53, a57 | a45, a68 | a56, a83 | |||||
a80 | 5 | a53, a66 | a45, a65, a68 | a76, a87 | a58, a79 | ||||
a81 | 5 | a53, a66 | a45, a65, a68 | a76, a87 | a58, a70 | ||||
a82 | 6 | a53, a57 | a68, a84 | a67, a87 | a58, a70 | a71, a81 | |||
a83 | 3 | a53, a57 | a45, a68 | ||||||
a84 | 2 | a53, a57 | |||||||
a85 | 2 | a53, a66 | |||||||
a86 | 2 | a53, a57 | |||||||
a87 | 3 | a53, a57 | a45, a68 | ||||||
a88 | 3 | a53, a57 | a45, a68 |
Attractiveness and progress
Scientists code | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Level 4 | Level 5 | Level 6 | Level 7 | Level 8 | Level 9 | |
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Level 1 | a48 | 1.000(5) | 1.000(5) | 1.637(5) | 1.715(5) | 3.469(5) | 4.607(5) | 7.294(5) | 79.146(5) | |
a49 | 1.134(2) | 1.646(2) | 2.064(2) | 2.875(2) | 4.376(2) | 5.862(2) | 9.200(2) | 101.719(2) | ||
a53 | 1.278(1) | 1.812(1) | 2.491(1) | 3.211(1) | 5.279(1) | 7.011(1) | 11.100(1) | 120.443(1) | ||
a57 | 1.000(5) | 1.203(3) | 1.654(4) | 2.132(3) | 3.505(4) | 4.654(4) | 7.370(4) | 79.964(4) | ||
a66 | 1.000(5) | 1.083(4) | 1.802(3) | 1.888(4) | 3.819(3) | 5.071(3) | 8.030(3) | 87.126(3) | ||
Level 2 | a45 | 1.210(3) | 1.457(1) | 1.932(3) | 2.567(1) | 4.096(3) | 5.439(3) | 8.612(3) | 93.444(3) | |
a46 | 5.429(10) | 1.000(10) | 1.000(10) | 1.000(10) | 1.000(10) | 1.286(9) | 2.037(9) | 22.102(9) | ||
a47 | 5.223(9) | 1.000(10) | 1.000(10) | 1.000(10) | 1.000(10) | 1.213(10) | 1.800(10) | 21.142(10) | ||
a65 | 1.029(1) | 1.402(3) | 2.331(1) | 2.443(3) | 4.940(1) | 6.560(1) | 10.388(1) | 112.708(1) | ||
a68 | 1.771(6) | 1.000(10) | 1.000(10) | 1.284(7) | 1.809(7) | 2.639(7) | 3.910(7) | 46.106(7) | ||
a72 | 1.804(7) | 1.000(10) | 1.372(6) | 1.452(6) | 2.908(6) | 3.861(6) | 6.114(6) | 66.336(6) | ||
a78 | 1.355(5) | 1.309(4) | 1.590(5) | 2.272(4) | 3.336(5) | 4.659(5) | 7.014(5) | 81.130(5) | ||
a84 | 1.985(8) | 1.000(10) | 1.000(10) | 1.035(8) | 1.178(8) | 2.117(8) | 3.204(8) | 37.776(8) | ||
a85 | 1.153(2) | 1.273(5) | 2.118(2) | 2.219(5) | 4.489(2) | 5.961(2) | 9.438(2) | 102.404(2) | ||
a86 | 1.240(4) | 1.435(2) | 1.846(4) | 2.517(2) | 3.913(4) | 5.196(4) | 8.227(4) | 89.260(4) | ||
Level 3 | a55 | 3.101(6) | 2.372(7) | 1.000(7) | 1.000(7) | 1.686(4) | 2.239(5) | 3.546(5) | 38.471(6) | |
a56 | 1.691(3) | 1.278(4) | 1.430(2) | 1.784(2) | 3.032(2) | 4.026(2) | 6.375(2) | 69.165(2) | ||
a67 | 3.323(7) | 1.319(5) | 1.000(7) | 1.000(7) | 1.000(7) | 1.022(7) | 1.558(7) | 18.369(7) | ||
a76 | 1.472(1) | 1.217(3) | 1.663(1) | 1.798(1) | 3.525(1) | 4.681(1) | 7.411(1) | 80.416(1) | ||
a83 | 2.768(5) | 2.273(6) | 1.000(7) | 1.084(5) | 1.449(6) | 2.229(6) | 3.316(6) | 39.097(5) | ||
a87 | 1.870(4) | 1.148(1) | 1.000(7) | 1.295(4) | 1.486(5) | 2.667(4) | 4.009(4) | 47.277(4) | ||
a88 | 1.622(2) | 1.197(2) | 1.179(3) | 1.722(3) | 2.087(3) | 3.547(3) | 5.314(3) | 62.667(3) | ||
Level 4 | a44 | 2.892(5) | 2.207(5) | 1.737(7) | 1.026(4) | 1.781(4) | 2.366(5) | 3.746(5) | 40.641(5) | |
a51 | 1.934(1) | 1.492(1) | 1.072(2) | 1.479(1) | 1.684(5) | 3.040(1) | 4.579(1) | 53.990(1) | ||
a52 | 3.692(8) | 2.921(8) | 1.501(6) | 1.000(8) | 1.405(6) | 1.866(6) | 2.954(6) | 32.054(6) | ||
a58 | 2.405(3) | 1.654(3) | 1.351(3) | 1.173(3) | 1.934(2) | 2.568(3) | 4.067(3) | 44.125(3) | ||
a59 | 3.306(6) | 2.621(7) | 1.480(4) | 1.000(8) | 1.080(7) | 1.818(7) | 2.722(7) | 32.102(7) | ||
a62 | 2.874(4) | 2.466(6) | 1.866(8) | 1.000(8) | 1.795(3) | 2.384(4) | 3.774(4) | 40.954(4) | ||
a70 | 3.596(7) | 1.942(4) | 1.501(6) | 1.000(8) | 1.000(8) | 1.225(8) | 1.866(8) | 22.007(8) | ||
a79 | 2.064(2) | 1.607(2) | 1.057(1) | 1.429(2) | 2.120(1) | 2.925(2) | 4.457(2) | 50.887(2) | ||
Level 5 | a54 | 4.126(7) | 3.167(7) | 2.392(7) | 2.043(7) | 1.000(7) | 1.435(6) | 2.140(6) | 25.237(6) | |
a60 | 2.675(2) | 1.861(1) | 1.577(3) | 1.121(3) | 1.171(5) | 2.061(2) | 3.095(3) | 36.500(3) | ||
a64 | 2.878(3) | 2.170(3) | 1.728(5) | 1.355(5) | 1.454(3) | 2.053(3) | 3.056(4) | 35.789(4) | ||
a71 | 3.883(6) | 2.288(5) | 1.891(4) | 1.214(4) | 1.000(7) | 1.221(7) | 1.861(7) | 21.940(7) | ||
a77 | 3.336(5) | 2.533(6) | 1.978(6) | 1.494(6) | 1.416(4) | 1.881(5) | 2.978(5) | 32.312(5) | ||
a80 | 2.507(1) | 1.883(2) | 1.434(1) | 1.005(1) | 2.022(1) | 2.686(1) | 4.252(1) | 46.139(1) | ||
a81 | 2.982(4) | 2.204(4) | 1.528(2) | 1.102(2) | 1.672(2) | 2.220(4) | 3.514(2) | 38.133(2) | ||
Level 6 | a50 | 6.281(3) | 4.788(3) | 3.286(3) | 2.389(3) | 2.175(3) | 1.057(2) | 1.674(2) | 18.165(2) | |
a75 | 3.035(1) | 2.101(1) | 1.782(1) | 1.261(1) | 1.121(2) | 1.808(1) | 2.719(1) | 32.057(1) | ||
a82 | 4.540(2) | 2.509(2) | 1.955(2) | 1.290(2) | 1.029(1) | 1.000(3) | 1.502(3) | 17.715(3) | ||
Level 7 | a61 | 5.187(2) | 3.230(1) | 2.615(1) | 1.756(1) | 1.494(2) | 1.305(1) | 1.583(1) | 17.339(2) | |
a73 | 6.908(3) | 3.570(3) | 2.718(2) | 1.808(2) | 1.431(1) | 1.388(2) | 1.000(3) | 11.081(3) | ||
a74 | 5.088(1) | 3.248(2) | 2.806(3) | 1.825(3) | 1.553(3) | 1.430(3) | 1.524(2) | 17.969(1) | ||
Level 8 | a63 | 7.885(2) | 4.534(2) | 3.632(2) | 2.344(2) | 1.906(2) | 1.797(2) | 1.301(2) | 10.543(2) | |
a69 | 7.291(1) | 4.339(1) | 3.491(1) | 2.262(1) | 1.888(1) | 1.706(1) | 1.274(1) | 11.792(1) | ||
Level 9 | a43 | 50.118(1) | 17.106(1) | 12.948(1) | 8.588(1) | 6.794(1) | 6.592(1) | 4.749(1) | 3.539(1) |
Implication
Efficiency analysis of different types of funding projects
Performance level
Reference set
NSFC funding project code | Level | \({R}_{k}^{CD}\left(1\right)\) | \({R}_{k}^{CD}\left(2\right)\) | \({R}_{k}^{CD}\left(3\right)\) |
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P1 | 1 | |||
P2 | 1 | |||
P3 | 1 | |||
P4 | 2 | P2, P3 | ||
P5 | 2 | P2, P3 | ||
P6 | 3 | P2, P3 | P4, P5 | |
P7 | 3 | P1, P2, P3 | P4, P5 | |
P8 | 3 | P2, P3 | P4, P5 | |
P9 | 4 | P2, P3 | P4, P5 | P7, P8 |
P10 | 4 | P2, P3 | P4, P5 | P7, P8 |
NSFC funding project code | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Level 4 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Level 1 | P1 | 1.477(2) | 1.869(2) | 2.665(2) | |
P2 | 1.185(3) | 1.571(3) | 2.139(3) | ||
P3 | 1.772(1) | 2.242(1) | 3.198(1) | ||
Level 2 | P4 | 1.512(2) | 1.000(2) | 1.187(2) | |
P5 | 1.093(1) | 1.431(1) | 1.873(1) | ||
Level 3 | P6 | 3.396(2) | 3.083(3) | 1.000(3) | |
P7 | 1.540(1) | 1.195(1) | 1.426(1) | ||
P8 | 3.468(3) | 2.521(2) | 1.000(3) | ||
Level 4 | P9 | 1.996(1) | 1.616(1) | 1.081(1) | |
P10 | 6.418(2) | 5.610(2) | 4.131(2) |
Attractiveness and progress
Implication
Efficiency analysis of highly funded scientists in different career stages
Cluster | C1 | C2 | C3 | C4 | C5 | C6 | C7 | C8 | C9 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rank | 6 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
Performance level
Attractiveness and progress
Cluster of scientists | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Level 1 | C1 | 1.364(3) | 1.506(3) | |
C2 | 1.745(1) | 1.926(1) | ||
C3 | 1.551(2) | 1.732(2) | ||
C4 | 1.342(4) | 1.481(4) | ||
Level 2 | C6 | 1.203(2) | 1.151(2) | |
C8 | 1.074(1) | 1.463(1) | ||
Level 3 | C5 | 1.380(1) | 1.151(2) | |
C7 | 2.105(3) | 1.457(3) | ||
C9 | 1.479(2) | 1.101(1) |