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Structure and research performance of Spanish universities

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The aim of this paper is to describe Spanish universities by means of structural, input and output indicators, to explore the relationship between those indicators and to analyse university behaviour in different dimensions. Seniority of the universities and environmental conditions are taken into account, together with input and output indicators, as well as others related to the networks and links established. Our results will contribute to the knowledge of the university research system in Spain, producing data that could be useful for research management at the institutional, regional and national level.

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  1. Instituto de Estudios Documentales en Ciencia y Tecnología (IEDCYT), Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Joaquín Costa 22, 28002, Madrid, Spain

    Isabel Gómez, María Bordons, M. Teresa Fernández & Fernanda Morillo

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Gómez, I., Bordons, M., Fernández, M.T. et al. Structure and research performance of Spanish universities. Scientometrics 79, 131–146 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-009-0408-0

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