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Assoc. prof. J.P. van Dijk

Our scientific environment: competition & how to survive

26.3.2012

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1Our scientific environment: competition & how to survive

Assoc. Prof. JP van Dijk MD PhDDepartment of Social MedicineUniversity Medical Centre GroningenUniversity of GroningenThe Netherlands

Our scientific environment: competition & how to surviveAssoc. Prof. Jitse P. van Dijk MD PhDScientific Director Graduate School Kosice Institute for Society and HealthMedical FacultyP. J. afrik University, Koice www.kish.upjs.sk

3OutlineRankingsHow to become competitive? concentrate on certain research topics publish internationally reorganise the PhD structure educate PhD students research skills systematically selection promising students at an early stage of their studies find international partnersThe role of governmental financingSummary

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4 Rankings increasingly important universities are compared SCI, SSCI and A&HCI output

5 Criteria Academic Ranking World Universities (Shanghai)* Alumni institutions winning a Nobel prize10%* Staff institutions winning a Nobel prize20%* Frequently cited researchers in 21 broad subject categories20%* Articles published in Nature and Science20%* Articles in the Science Citation Index-expanded and 20% the Social Science Citation Index* Per capita academic performance per institution10%

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6 Top ten European Universities on the basis of ARWU 20101Univ CambridgeUK2Univ OxfordUK3Univ Coll LondonUK4Swiss Fed Inst Tech ZurichCH5Imperial Coll LondonUK6Univ Paris 06F7Univ CopenhagenDK 8Karolinska InstituteSE9Univ ManchesterUK10Univ Paris Sud (11)F--39Univ GroningenNL--77Charles Univ PragueCZ

7 Top Central European Universities (ARWU 2010)Charles University PragueCZ(Eur 75-123)

128 Eotvas Lorand UniversityHU(Eur 124-168)130 Jagiellonian UniversityPL(Eur 124-168)162 University of SzegedHU(Eur 124-168)167 University of WarsawPL(Eur 124-168)

No more CE universities are mentioned in ARWUs World top 500

8 Criticisms very different universities are compared always: absolute scores of SCI, SSCI and A&HCI local discipline vs. world average in a particular discipline

ARWU has recently tried to address these:by using 5 fields

Scopus: SCImagohttp://www.scimagoir.com/pdf/sir_2010_world_report.pdf

9 CZ and SK Universities Normalized Impact(SCImago 2011)NI%Q1NL - Univ Groningen1.7 70.8

CZ - University of South Bohemia1.046.7CZ - Palacky University Olomouc0.938.6CZ - Charles University Prague0.935.4CZ - University of Pardubice0.843.1CZ - Masaryk University Brno0.835.9

SK - Safarik University Kosice0.832.4SK - Comenius University Bratislava0.731.3

10 Effect of comparison increasingly important possibilities for successful applications for grants money from the government

11 University: Quo Vadis? just local significanceor fight for a high ranking

12 University of Groningen Working at the frontiers of science

13 concentrate on certain research topics publish internationally reorganise the PhD structure educate PhD students research skills systematically select promising students early during their studies find international partners

How to reach such a position?

14 How to reach such a position? concentrate on certain research topics publish internationally reorganise the PhD structure educate PhD students research skills systematically select promising students early during their studies find international partners

15 S Wuchty, BF Jones, B Uzzi. The Increasing Dominance of Teams in Production of Knowledge. Science 2007 (316): 1036-1039How to reach such a position?

16 concentrate on certain research topics publish internationally reorganise the PhD structure educate PhD students research skills systematically select promising students early during their studies find international partners

How to reach such a position?

17 concentrate on certain research topics publish internationally reorganise the PhD structure: replace monographs with articles educate PhD students research skills systematically select promising students early during their studies find international partners

How to reach such a position?

18 concentrate on certain research topics publish internationally reorganise the PhD structure educate PhD students research skills systematically: Graduate School select promising students early during their studies find international partners

How to reach such a position?

19 concentrate on certain research topics publish internationally reorganise the PhD structure educate PhD students research skills systematically select promising students early during their studies: junior scientific master class (extra program) find international partners

How to reach such a position?

20 concentrate on certain research topics publish internationally reorganise the PhD structure educate PhD students research skills systematically select promising students early during their studies find international partners

How to reach such a position?

21 Introductory chapter+ 5 articles (SCI or SSCI)+ General Discussion

Dutch PhD thesis

22 Zuzana VeselskaInterpersonal factors, social context and health-related behavior in adolescence1Introduction2Data Sources3Socioeconomic differences in self-esteem of adolescents influenced by personality, mental health and social supportVeselska Z et al. European Journal of Public Health (SSCI), 2010, 20: 647-652Cit: 14Self-esteem and resilience: the connection with risky behavior among adolescentsVeselska Z et al. Addictive Behaviors (SSCI), 2009, 34, 287-291 Cit: 65Self-efficacy, affectivity and smoking behavior in adolescenceVeselska Z et al. European Addiction Research (SSCI), 2011, 17: 172-177 Cit: 06Aspects of self differ among physically active and passive youthsVeselska Z et al. International Journal of Public Health (SSCI), 2011, 56: 311-318 Cit: 07Socioeconomic status and physical activity among adolescents: the mediation role of self-esteemVeselska Z et al. Public Health (SSCI), 2011, 125: 763-768 Cit: 08General Discussion, implications for future research and practice and conclusions

23 Scientific output (IF) in CZ, SK and NL from 1994-2010

24R&D expenditures (% GDP) in CZ, SK, NL and EU-27 over 1994-2010

25Scientific output &R&D expenditures 1994-2010

26 just local significanceor fight for a high ranking

Scientific output (IF): 3 CZ, 2 SK, 1 NL from 2006-2010

27 a PhD thesis should consist of articles (SCI, SSCI or A&HCI)

2) systematic education for PhD students / researchers

Suggestions for U Olomouc

28 just local significanceor fight for a high ranking

University: Quo Vadis?

29 data collection how to write an article? basic descriptive statistics how to cope with reviewers comments?

Graduate School

30 Means: a structural education for researchers

Aim: the Universitys output increases quantitatively and qualitatively

Means & Aim

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Your University needs YOU

32 Thank you for your attention!

33 Questions???Questions

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