Potential sources of bias in research fellowship assessments: effects of university prestige and field of study

被引：24

作者：

Bornmann, Lutz

Daniel, Hans-Dieter

机构：

[1] ETH, Swiss Fed Inst Technol, CH-8092 Zurich, Switzerland

[2] Univ Zurich, Evaluat Off, CH-8006 Zurich, Switzerland

来源：

RESEARCH EVALUATION | 2006年 / 15卷 / 03期

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D O I：

10.3152/147154406781775850

中图分类号：

G25 [图书馆学、图书馆事业]; G35 [情报学、情报工作];

学科分类号：

1205 ; 120501 ;

摘要：

In this study we analysed the committee peer review process used by an international foundation for the promotion of basic research in biomedicine (Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds) as to whether the scientific field of study within which the research project is proposed and the institutional prestige of the grant applicant's university influenced the decision to award doctoral and post-doctoral fellowships. The results of the comprehensive empirical analyses show statistically significant evidence of a bias in the review process towards certain fields of study, but no evidence of a bias towards applications for fellowships from researchers affiliated with prestigious universities.

引用

页码：209 / 219

页数：11

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