Experiments in international benchmarking of US research fields / Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy, National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy (U.S.)

National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)

National Academy of Engineering.

Institute of Medicine (U.S.)

Series:

Compass series (Washington, D.C.)

Compass series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Research--United States--Evaluation.

Research.

Benchmarking (Management).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (315 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, c2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

How can the federal government gauge the overall health of scientific research--as a whole and in its parts--and determine whether national funding adequately supports national research objectives? It is feasible to monitor US performance with field-by-field peer assessments. This might be done through the establishment of independent panels consisting of researchers who work in a field, individuals who work in closely related fields, and research "users" who follow the field closely. Some of these individuals should be outstanding foreign scientists in the field being examined. This technique of comparative international assessments is also known as international benchmarking. Experiments in International Benchmarking of U.S. Research Fields evaluates the feasibility and utility of the benchmarking technique. In order to do this, the report internationally benchmarks three fields: mathematics, immunology, and materials science and engineering, then summarizes the results of these experiments.

Contents:

Front Matter

PREFACE

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

CONTENTS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1 INTRODUCTION

2 METHODOLOGY

3 RESULTS OF THE BENCHMARKING EXPERIMENTS

4 FINDINGS

5 DISCUSSION

6 CONCLUSION

APPENDIX A COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, AND PUBLIC POLICY: MEMBER AND STAFF BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

APPENDIX B Excerpts from National Academies Reports

APPENDIX C Workshop on International Benchmarking of US Research

ATTACHMENT 1 INTERNATIONAL BENCHMARKING OF US MATHEMATICS RESEARCH

ATTACHMENT 2 INTERNATIONAL BENCHMARKING OF US MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH

ATTACHMENT 3 INTERNATIONAL BENCHMARKING OF US IMMUNOLOGY RESEARCH.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786610210138

9780309172189

0309172187

9781280210136

1280210133

9780309516662

0309516668

9780585227160

0585227160

OCLC:

44959824