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General performance indexes calculated for research institutes of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences based on scientometric indicators

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Activities of research institutes of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences were assessed multidimensionally. Taking into accountgoals and tasks of the institutes,weighted scientometric indicators were suggested. The weights of the individual indexes weredistributed among the institutes by the values of their indicators. The sum of the individual weighted scores representing special aspects of the total activity yields aGeneral Performance Index (GPI) which, together with a thorough peer review, may be used for distributing grants.

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  1. Chemical Research Center, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Pusztaszeri út 59-67, 1025, Budapest, (Hungary)

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Vinkler, P. General performance indexes calculated for research institutes of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences based on scientometric indicators. Scientometrics 41, 185–200 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02457977

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