Ranking academic institutions based on the productivity,impact,and quality of institutional scholars

Purpose:The quantitative rankings of over 55,000 institutions and their institutional programs are based on the individual rankings of approximately 30 million scholars determined by their productivity,impact,and quality.Design/methodology/approach:The institutional ranking process developed here considers all institutions in all countries and regions,thereby including those that are established,as well as those that are emerging in scholarly prowess.Rankings of individual scholars worldwide are first generated using the recently introduced,fully indexed ScholarGPS database.The rankings of individual scholars are extended here to determine the lifetime and last-five-year Top 20 rankings of academic institutions over all Fields of scholarly endeavor,in 14 individual Fields,in 177 Disciplines,and in approximately 350,000 unique Specialties.Rankings associated with five specific Fields(Medicine,Engineering&Computer Science,Life Sciences,Physical Sciences&Mathematics,and Social Sciences),and in two Disciplines(Chemistry,and Electrical&Computer Engineering)are presented as examples,and changes in the rankings over time are discussed.Findings:For the Fields considered here,the Top 20 institutional rankings in Medicine have undergone the least change(lifetime versus last five years),while the rankings in Engineering&Computer Science have exhibited significant change.The evolution of institutional rankings over time is largely attributed to the recent emergence of Chinese academic institutions,although this emergence is shown to be highly Field-and Discipline-dependent.Practical implementations:Existing rankings of academic institutions have:(i)often been restricted to pre-selected institutions,clouding the potential discovery of scholarly activity in emerging institutions and countries;(ii)considered only broad areas of research,limiting the ability of university leadership to act on the assessments in a concrete manner,or in contrast;(iii)have considered only a narrow area of research for comparison,diminishing the broader applicability and impact of the assessment.In general,existing institutional rankings depend on which institutions are included in the ranking process,which areas of research are considered,the breadth(or granularity)of the research areas of interest,and the methodologies used to define and quantify research performance.In contrast,the methods presented here can provide important data over a broad range of granularity to allow responsible individuals to gauge the performance of any institution from the Overall(all Fields)level,to the level of the Specialty.The methods may also assist identification of the root causes of shifts in institution rankings,and how these shifts vary across hundreds of thousands of Fields,Disciplines,and Specialties of scholarly endeavor.Originality/value:This study provides the first ranking of all academic institutions worldwide over Fields,Disciplines,and Specialties based on a unique methodology that quantifies the productivity,impact,and quality of individual scholars.

Can We Manage Coastal Area? Will We?——The Institutional Change of the Coastal Area Management of Taiwan

The Coastal Zone Management Act was finally promulgated in 2015,while Ministry of the Interior was asked to draft a coastal management act in 1991 by Executive Yuan.It was until the government’s lifting of martial law in 1987,vigorous activities started prevailing on coastal areas.And relevant legal documents were on sea reclamation for development in the 1980’s by Council of Agriculture.The approval of“Taiwan Coastal Area Natural Environment Protection Plan”showed an era of environmental protection in 1980s.However,it was surely not market driven,similar to land development,but some efforts by the administration systems.Through all the years,the efforts were put on drafting plans and these efforts were not quite sounding.The coastal disasters and further climate change caught the attention of relevant NGOs,scholars,politicians,and the society.At the critical juncture the government was made to react to outside demands.And then the Coastal Zone Management Act was passed by Legislative Yuan,establishing an integrated coastal management system in Taiwan.As such,it is proposed to look into this long process of the attempt with the concept of institutional change in order to understand this coastal environmental preservation and protection issue in a broader scope.

Research on the Impact of China’s Foreign Trade Technology Spillover on Green Total Factor Productivity of Countries Along the“Belt and Road”:Based on the Institutional Quality Threshold Effect

China’s growing trade with countries along the“Belt and Road”Initiative is accompanied by a focus on green development.Based on the panel data from 2007 to 2018,this paper establishes a threshold regression model to empirically analyze the institutional quality threshold effect of China’s foreign trade technology spillover on the GTFP of countries along the“Belt and Road.”The results show that China’s foreign trade technology spillover has a significant institutional quality double threshold effect on the green total factor productivity of the countries along the“Belt and Road.”As the institutional quality of the countries along the“Belt and Road”crosses a specific threshold value,the impact of China’s foreign trade technology spillover on the green total factor productivity of the countries along the“Belt and Road”has a significant positive promoting effect,and corresponding suggestions are put forward.

The Economic Rationality and Institutional Driving Force of Edible Agro-products Enterprises Adopting ISO9000 Standards

This paper analyzed the economic rationality and institutional driving force of edible agro-products enterprises adopting ISO9000 standards,and built the theoretical analysis framework of enterprises adopting ISO9000 standards.The results indicated that the enterprises adopted ISO9000 standards form a variety of promoting product quality and safety business strategy options based on the considerations that getting economic efficiency and the access to resources.Based on the results,some recommendations were given for stimulating enterprises to adopt ISO9000 standards.

Examining the Burden Reduction Policy for Primary and Secondary School Teachers in China:A Framework Analysis Centered on the Rational Selection of Institutional Doctrine

The“burden reduction”policy aims to reduce the workload of primary and secondary school teachers to alleviate their burdens.While it has improved the quality of teachers,implementation challenges still exist.This study utilizes rational choice institutionalism and Ostrom’s institutional analysis and development framework to examine the policy.By considering the preferences of the Ministry of Education,local governments,schools,and teachers,it explores interactions and outcomes,identifies challenges,and provides policy suggestions.

边界与弹性:新时代教育评价改革的制度逻辑

新时代教育评价改革需要强化制度层面的认知与执行的双向路径,这正好切合于新制度主义理论关于制度研究主要关注的两个维度,一是属认知的制度分析、二是属实践的制度变迁。故此,在新制度主义理论的基础上,新时代教育评价改革需要依循制度“认知-执行”双向路径对应的“边界-弹性”的双层逻辑框架。认知层上,通过制度分析的相关理论分析,发现新时代教育评价改革的制度认知要基于边界逻辑,即执行主体要理清制度价值层面的“多元”价值边界、主体层面的“规范”权责边界、技术层面的“有限”技术边界,以塑造对制度的理性认知;实践层上,通过制度变迁的相关理论分析,发现新时代教育评价改革的制度执行要基于弹性逻辑,即在制度执行前秉持弹性理念、执行中开展弹性实践以及执行后进行弹性评价,以促使新时代教育评价改革充分落地。

Analysis on Value Rationality of Traditional Farm Tools in the Taomin Area

This paper introduces the types of traditional farm tools,and analyzes the value rationality of these traditional farm tools:on the one hand,these farm tools have witnessed the farming culture,and they are also a manifestation of local culture in the Taomin area,representing the cultural characteristics and civilization progress of this area.

Google Scholar University Ranking Algorithm to Evaluate the Quality of Institutional Research

Education quality has undoubtedly become an important local and international benchmark for education,and an institute’s ranking is assessed based on the quality of education,research projects,theses,and dissertations,which has always been controversial.Hence,this research paper is influenced by the institutes ranking all over the world.The data of institutes are obtained through Google Scholar(GS),as input to investigate the United Kingdom’s Research Excellence Framework(UK-REF)process.For this purpose,the current research used a Bespoke Program to evaluate the institutes’ranking based on their source.The bespoke program requires changes to improve the results by addressing these methodological issues:Firstly,Redundant profiles,which increased their citation and rank to produce false results.Secondly,the exclusion of theses and dissertation documents to retrieve the actual publications to count for citations.Thirdly,the elimination of falsely owned articles from scholars’profiles.To accomplish this task,the experimental design referred to collecting data from 120 UK-REF institutes and GS for the present year to enhance its correlation analysis in this new evaluation.The data extracted from GS is processed into structured data,and afterward,it is utilized to generate statistical computations of citations’analysis that contribute to the ranking based on their citations.The research promoted the predictive approach of correlational research.Furthermore,experimental evaluation reported encouraging results in comparison to the previous modi-fication made by the proposed taxonomy.This paper discussed the limitations of the current evaluation and suggested the potential paths to improve the research impact algorithm.

Embodiment of Rationality:Philosophical Interpretation of Embodied Cognition

Under the influence of European rationalism,which holds that human rationality is higher than,or at least independent of human sensory cognition,the first generation of cognitive science advocates for disembodied cognition,manifesting the concept of dualism of mind and body.With the development of cognitive science in the 1980s,the second generation of cognitive science redefines the relationship between mind and body,thought and behavior,and reason and feeling and puts forward the concept of embodied cognition,representing monism of mind and body.It is claimed that the formation of concepts,categorical cognition and the evolution of rational thinking are characterized by embodiment,which is the necessary condition and basis for the formation of human rationality.The current study traces the shift of cognitive science from dualism to monism of mind and body and explores the relationship between rationality and sensibility from the perspective of philosophical basis and interpretations,with an aim to achieve a better understanding and thorough interpretation of human rationality.In this heated discussion about embodied cognition,there are still some fundamental questions that need to be further clarified,such as the essence and mechanism of human cognition,the ways that human body participates in cognitive activities,especially imagination and reasoning.The research paradigm of embodied cognition and its relevant theory have not been established and developed yet,and empirical research from interdisciplinary perspectives is far from enough to provide hard evidence for embodied cognition.

The value rationality and tool rationality of Health Priority

Health Priority is increasingly becoming a human need and an international consensus.In addition to the basic value judgment and direction-leading function,Health Priority also has a clear,practical meaning and distinct tool attributes.The text adheres to the organic unity of regularity and purpose,follows the modern medical model and the philosophy of system theory,combines the characteristic facts,and discusses the value rationality and tool rationality of Health Priority based on the whole process management,and tries to refine the Health Priority governance model with Chinese characteristics,so as to provide a reference for global health governance.

An Extensive Study and Review of Privacy Preservation Models for the Multi-Institutional Data

The deep learning models hold considerable potential for clinical applications, but there are many challenges to successfully training deep learning models. Large-scale data collection is required, which is frequently only possible through multi-institutional cooperation. Building large central repositories is one strategy for multi-institution studies. However, this is hampered by issues regarding data sharing, including patient privacy, data de-identification, regulation, intellectual property, and data storage. These difficulties have lessened the impracticality of central data storage. In this survey, we will look at 24 research publications that concentrate on machine learning approaches linked to privacy preservation techniques for multi-institutional data, highlighting the multiple shortcomings of the existing methodologies. Researching different approaches will be made simpler in this case based on a number of factors, such as performance measures, year of publication and journals, achievements of the strategies in numerical assessments, and other factors. A technique analysis that considers the benefits and drawbacks of the strategies is additionally provided. The article also looks at some potential areas for future research as well as the challenges associated with increasing the accuracy of privacy protection techniques. The comparative evaluation of the approaches offers a thorough justification for the research’s purpose.

机构投资者网络团体如何影响企业ESG表现?

近年来,证券市场中的机构投资者扮演着越来越重要的角色,它们可能通过共同持股关系形成网络团体,采取一致行动。基于中国2010—2020年A股上市公司数据,构建了机构投资者网络团体,结合社会网络理论与代理理论,探究网络团体持股对企业ESG表现的影响。研究结果表明:网络团体持股可以有效提升企业ESG表现;网络团体持股能够缓解2类代理问题,通过提升信息透明度以及抑制大股东私利促进了企业ESG表现;在缓解了内生性问题,并进行了稳健性检验后,网络团体持股提升企业ESG表现的结论仍成立。进一步研究的结果表明,网络团体的特征会影响企业的ESG表现,即团体数量更多、规模越大、背景越丰富,持股越稳定,相对力量越强,企业ESG表现越好。研究结论既丰富了机构投资者网络团体的后果研究和企业ESG表现影响因素的研究,也为上市公司、机构投资者和政府提供了一定的实践启示。

我国24家检验检测机构洁净环境照度检测能力验证

目的评价我国检验检测机构对洁净环境照度的检测能力。方法回顾性分析中国食品药品检定研究院于2022年在全国范围内首次设计并组织实施的洁净环境照度能力验证项目。基于洁净环境检测的行业特点,该项目分为笔试和实际操作(简称实操)两部分。笔试部分,共3题(限时40 min完成),考察参加测试(简称参测)实验室对检测标准正确理解和掌握的程度,根据专家商议确定的评分标准评分(满分50分)。实操部分,以该院药用辅料和包装材料检定所的2台洁净工作台为现场考核样品,以参测实验室的现场测试结果考察参测实验室的仪器操作和实验水平(限时5 min完成),以Z值进行评价(︱Z︱≤2,>2~<3,≥3分别为满意、有问题、不满意)并打分(满分50分)。以笔试和实操评分之和评价参测实验室的检测能力(≥60分为合格)。结果共24家实验室参加了能力验证并按要求提交了结果报告。笔试,评分为45~50分,满分21家(87.50%)。实操,样品A,满意21家(87.50%),有问题3家(12.50%);样品B,满意23家(95.83%),有问题1家(4.17%),2个样品均无不满意的实验室。24家实验室总评分均合格。结论该次能力验证结果显示,各实验室的检测能力维持良好,但部分实验室存在对标准的理解和掌握仍有欠缺或未按校准周期对照度计进行计量等问题,建议检测人员加深对洁净环境检测标准的理解,相应机构重视仪器的校准,持续提高检测能力。

深部煤层气游离气饱和度计算模型及其应用

近几年全国深部煤层气基于精细地质研究和水平井多段加砂压裂取得重大突破,部分井日产气量高达十万方,给煤层气产业重新树立了信心。但是,由于深部煤储层处于高地应力、高地温、高孔隙压力、低渗透率的复杂地质环境,不同深度煤储层典型参数和煤层气赋存方式的分布特征以及对储量和产量的影响亟需揭示。基于Langmuir等温吸附式、亨利定律及物质平衡原理,考虑吸附层和溶解气的影响,建立了深部煤层气游离气饱和度计算模型;以国内鄂尔多斯盆地大宁-吉县区块深部煤层气藏为例,分析不同深度深部煤层气赋存方式及分布特征,并评价游离气饱和度对深部煤层气储量、产量与合理配产的影响。研究认为:当煤层埋深大于溶解饱和对应的深度,游离气才会出现,且随着埋深的增加,游离气饱和度先快速增加后缓慢增加,目标区块埋深1875 m处才出现游离气,在埋深2800 m处游离气饱和度高达90%,游离气的占比高达17.3%。游离气饱和度对深部煤层气储量计算、产气特征和合理配产影响很大,随着游离气饱和度的增大,煤层气储量线性增大,累产气量持续上升但后期上升幅度逐渐变缓,深部煤层气井最优配产增加,井底流压下降速度加快,压裂改造区的内外压差降低,未改造区动用程度增加。目标区块主力开发煤层埋深位于2100~2300 m,游离气饱和度介于48%~68%,游离气占比介于10%~13%,建议气井合理配产介于(4~10)×10^(4)m^(3)/d。研究结果可为深部煤层气进一步开发提供理论依据和方法支撑。

医疗机构麻醉、第一类精神药品信息化管理模式探讨

麻醉、第一类精神药品是我国依法依规实行特殊管理的药品,是医疗机构药事管理工作的重点内容。由于其特殊性,我国医疗机构内麻醉、第一类精神药品管理主要以人工操作为主,智能化程度不高。随着医疗信息化的发展,传统管理模式已不足以满足现在医疗机构对麻醉、第一类精神药品的管理需求。本文通过分析传统管理模式中医疗机构内麻醉、第一类精神药品的管理难点及风险,探讨在医院信息系统下,结合智能化设备,构建麻醉、第一类精神药品智能化信息管理模式的方法及可达到的应用效果,为临床应用提供思路。

我国本科生全科医学教育教学情况调查研究

背景近年来我国全科医学教育发展迅速,但尚缺乏针对本科生全科医学教育的全面调查。目的了解我国本科生全科医学教学开展现状和发展趋势。方法于2019年12月,向我国开设临床医学专业的高校的教务处发放调查问卷(n=189),问卷内容包括各高校的全科医学教学机构设置、师资及课程设置情况,于2020年6月回收问卷。为比较不同类型院校本科生全科医学教学情况的差异,将高校分为综合院校、单科院校(医学院或药学院)、中医院校、独立办学院校4类进行分析。结果共回收有效问卷175份,应答率为92.6%。2019年,设立本科生全科医学教学机构的高校有150所(85.7%);全国高校共有全科师资3371名,其中59.8%(2016/3371)在附属医院全科医学科工作;142所(81.1%)开设了全科医学选修课或必修课;68所(38.9%)高校开设了全科医学在社区卫生服务中心的毕业实习;22所(12.6%)高校开设了综合医院全科医学科毕业实习。在4类高校中,综合院校和单科院校附属医院设置全科医学科的比例均>90.0%,中医院校的设置比例为70.0%(7/10),独立办学院校的设置比例仅为63.3%(19/30);独立办学院校开设全科医学选修课或必修课的比例为60.0%(18/30),其他3类院校的开设比例均≥80.0%;单科院校开展社区卫生服务中心毕业实习的比例较高(61.2%,30/49),其次为综合院校(36.0%,31/86),独立办学院校和中医院校的开展比例≤20.0%;综合院校和单科院校开展综合医院全科医学科毕业实习的比例>10.0%,独立办学院校的开展比例为6.7%(2/30)。结论近年来我国本科生全科医学教育发展较为迅速,但仍然存在较多问题,如全科医学本科教育开展不普及、发展不均衡,非社区师资缺乏基层实践经历,教学方法和评价方式简单等。今后仍需要进一步提高发展的普及性和均衡性,并加强师资培训,丰富教学方法和评价手段。

国家建构视角下基层负担过重的结构性困境:理论与个案分析

基层政府负担过重问题近年来引发了政策界和学界的高度关注,现有文献从科层体制、形式主义、基层治理能力等方面展开研究。我们需在此基础上进一步将基层政府负担问题置于历史变迁背景之下,从国家权力下沉及其背后的国家建构策略的变迁视角出发,重新反思这一问题。通过对L镇机构改革及其实际效果的深度个案分析,本文发现这一旨在强化乡镇政府能力、减轻其负担的改革却未能有效强化乡镇政府能力反而加重了其负担。究其原因,在于机构改革本身存在放责多于放权、乡镇无力承接放权以及运动式治理削弱专业化治理,以及村两委自治能力不足等。本文结合制度漂移理论进一步分析了其背后机理,并探讨了其对国家建构微观策略的理论意涵。

道德向法律的转化与制度专业化假说

个体选择和社会选择都是基于理性的,作为公共选择的制度的产生旨在增进社会福利。制度大致可分为道德和法律两部分。道德和法律的分野也是理性的结果,即:当某项社会约束的整体社会收益大于执行成本时,宜于采用法律的形式;否则,则宜于采用道德的形式。道德与法律的分界并非一成不变,而是受到专业化分工水平的制约。社会分工程度越高,则个体搭便车动机越强,采用法律约束就越有利。随着社会分工水平的日益加深,有一个原属于道德范畴的社会约束转化为法律约束的趋势,即制度专业化趋势。制度专业化会造成更大范围内的制度趋同。

基于大模型的知识生产与启蒙辩证法

人们在使用大模型的过程中,会存在某种程度的幻觉,即认为大模型无所不知和无所不能。正因为这种幻觉的存在,大模型可能会从启蒙的理性变成新的启蒙神话。启蒙的意义在于保持一种开放性,而启蒙的神话就表明了这种开放性的消失。大模型的发展无疑会加剧世界的数学化。在此背景之下,权证就构成了未来数字世界的基本通货。过度的数学化也酝酿了新的工具理性危险。作为新的技术,大模型全面展示了知识与权力的关系。大模型拥有巨大的整合力,正在实现新型的知识大一统。这种弥散化的超能力会进入知识生产的各个领域,没有个体可以逃脱这种超能力的捕捉。大模型会进一步加剧知识工业化,这将导致更为严重的意识形态问题。一方面,大模型本身有其意识形态。另一方面,大模型更加深刻的意识形态会隐含在其免费模式和消费模式之中,同时想象的知识共同体最终又会服务于知识霸权。面对知识工业化的风险,应该建立知识生产的“手工绿洲”,用荒谬、隐喻和修辞来对抗理性,让人类保有通过具身体验来创造知识的能力,并且要避免同一性和绝对正确的神话。

临床药学专业抗感染PBL案例库的建设与探索

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