The role of publications in the new programme oriented funding of the Hermann von Helmholtz Association of National Research Centres (HGF)

Author: Jürgen Goebelbecker

Source: Scientometrics, Volume 62, Number 1, January 2005 , pp. 173-181(9)

Publisher: Springer

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Abstract:

<Para OutputMedium="All">The year 2002 brought a successive funding change-over from until now institutional to programme oriented funding (POF) in the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres (HGF). This way the 15 German research centres now have to generate their means successively from programmes of the research fields of the HGF (see: www.helmholtz.de) by competing with each other. This nucleus of the reform of the Association is being implemented based upon the opinion of international experts. In this context the evaluation of publications of individual research centres, resp. research groups will be playing an ever increasing part. This lecture will inform about the reformed, partially formalized system and first experiences therewith at the time of the first evaluations.</Para>

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11192-005-0012-x

Affiliations: 1: Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe GmbH, Karlsruhe (Germany),

Publication date: 2005-01-01