ACADEMIC STRENGTH OF REYKJAVIK UNIVERSITY
RU RESEARCH SERVICES 2011
Table of Contents Introduction.................................................................................................................................................. 4 RU publications in peer-reviewed outlets ............................................................................................... 5 Research grants from national and international competetive funds ............................................... 10 Appendix I.................................................................................................................................................. 14 A: RU publications in peer-reviewed outlets 2007-2010 ................................................................ 14 B: RU School of Business publications in peer-reviewed outlets 2007-2010 ............................. 19 C: RU School of Computer Science publications in peer-reviewed outlets 2007-2010 ............ 23 D: RU School of Health and Education publications in peer-reviewed outlets 2007-2010 ....... 27 E: RU School of Law publications in peer-reviewed outlets 2007-2010 ...................................... 31 F: RU School of Science and Engineering publications in peer-reviewed outlets 2007-2010 . 35 Appendix II ................................................................................................................................................ 39 A: Research grants from national competitive funds 2008-2010 .................................................. 39 Grants 2008: ..................................................................................................................................... 39 Grants 2009: ..................................................................................................................................... 40 Grants 2010: ..................................................................................................................................... 42 Appendix III ............................................................................................................................................... 45 A: RU Annual Research Assessment – The Evaluation Panel 2008-2010 ................................. 45 B: RU Annual Research Assessment – Extraction from the Panel Report 2010 ....................... 45
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Tables and figures Table 1: Academic employees evaluated in the RU Annual Research Assessment 2010. ........... 6 Table 2: Percentage of Academic employees evaluated in the RU Annual Research Assessment 2010, who hold a Ph.D.-degree ........................................................................................ 6 Table 3: Gender of evaluated academic employees in the Annual Research Assessment 2010. 6 Figure 1: Number of RU affiliated publications in peer-reviewed outlets 2010................................. 7 Figure 2: Number of RU affiliated publications in peer-reviewed outlets 2007-2010 ...................... 8 Figure 3: Number of RU-affiliated articles in peer-reviewed scholarly journals 2007-2010 and the number of those publications in ISI-journals .......................................................................................... 8 Figure 4: Number of RU-affiliated articles in peer-reviewed scholarly journals 2010 and the number of those publications in ISI-journals. ......................................................................................... 9 Figure 5: Number of publications per academic employee evaluated 2007-2010 ........................... 9 Figure 6: Number of articles in peer-reviewed scholarly journals per academic employee evaluated 2007-2010 ............................................................................................................................... 10 Figure 7: Grant amount to RU from national competitive research funds 2007-2010), in thousand ISK............................................................................................................................................. 10 Figure 8: Grant amount to RU from the Icelandic Research Fund 2005-2010, in thousand ISK 11 Figure 9: Own financing, in ISK, of research activities 2005-2009 ................................................... 12 Figure 10: Distribution of research funds to RU Schools from the government in 2008, 2009 and 2010............................................................................................................................................................ 12 Figure 11: Distribution of scores within RU Schools in the Annual Research Assessment 2010 13
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The Academic Strength of Reykjavik University (Report from RU Research Services, January 2011) Introduction The main objectives of this report are to give a comprehensive overview of the academic strength at Reykjavik University (RU) and how it has developed over the last 4-5 years. The report is first and foremost based on special research reports that academic employees deliver every year to the RU Research Services (October every year). It is also based on information from other sources, e.g. information from national and international competitive research funds. Every university is built on two main and equally important columns, i.e. research and teaching. In research, universities create new possibilities and in teaching, they shape new people. This report is, however, only an overview of research activities at RU. The overall aim of the RU Research Services is to assist the university in implementing its research starategy (http://en.ru.is/research/about/ru-research-strategy/) and to support the academic employees at the University in becoming researchers of international quality. The main three objectives of the RU Research Services are: 1. to assist with financing research at the university, e.g. by monitoring grant opportunities in Iceland and abroad and provide support in the writing of applications and management of received grants; 2. to monitor and evaluate research activities at RU, e.g. carry out the annual research assessment, collect data on research activities, do research statistics and write reports on research development and the academic strength of RU; 3. to disseminate research activities within and outside the University and build connections to the main funders of research, both national and international funding agencies. At RU, internationally recognized research is emphasized and the University has set a clear and progressive research strategy. In the last couple of years, many important steps have been taken to enhance research and the academic strength within RU. The overall research activity is gradually rising as is the number of publications in peer-reviewed outlets. The University has achieved a recognized academic status internationally and today, RU stands first among equals in Iceland considering research in its main academic fields. RU has managed to develop a productive and appealing research environment for Icelandic and foreign scientists. These remarkable achievements can be explained by many factors in the University´s working conditions and environment. Here are just few factors worth mentioning. 1. According to the RU Research Strategy, researchers of Reykjavik University must be active participants in the international research community, and research at the University must meet the demanding requirements of the international research community. An important indicator of research success is the publishing of results in established peer-reviewed outlets and all researchers of Reykjavik University should strive to achieve international recognition for their work. The quality of the research work is best ensured via peer-review in academic forums. 2. An assessment of research activities at the RU Schools is conducted annually by a panel of international specialists (http://en.ru.is/research/about/ru-quality-assurancesystem-in-research/). The panel members are asked to base their evaluation and hence their rating primarily on the quantity/quality of research output in peer-reviewed outlets. The Panel is asked to notice that all comparison to the international research community 4
in each field and impact is also witnessed by citations, derived work, advising of doctoral students/post-docs, grants and status (roles as editor, PC member/organizer of conferences, examiner of Ph.D. thesis, etc.). The result of the annual assessment is the basis for allocation of research funds from the Ministry of Education and Culture between the Schools. 3. Reykjavik University has a very effective Research Council, which is composed of one representative from each School, in addition to a Chairman appointed by the Provost of the University in consultation with the Rector and Deans. The Research Council formulates the University's research strategy and provides advice to the Rector, Provost and Deans for implementing the strategy. Further, the Council provides the Rector and Provost with advice in research matters which do not pertain to individual Schools. 4. At RU is a comprehensive Quality Assurance System for research (http://en.ru.is/research/about/ru-quality-assurance-system-in-research/) covering quality control for all research activity within the University, i.e. all research carried out by the academic employees and by doctoral or master students. The main objective of the Quality Assurance System is to develop processes and procedures conducive to strengthening academic standing and research quality and to support implementation of the University's goal to develop powerful research which will strengthen the University's international reputation. The RU Quality Assurance System is not only on research, it also cover teaching and support services. This report is divided into two main chapters. The first chapter reports on RU publications in peer-reviewed outlets in 2007-2010 and the second reports on research grants from national and international competitive funds. There are also three appendises, one on publications in peer-reviewed outlets, one on grants from national competitive funds and the third on the RU Annual Research Assessment. RU publications in peer-reviewed outlets As has been stated above, this report is first and foremost based on data from the research reports, academic employees at Reykjavik University deliver annually. The research report is divided into the following four main sections: 1. Research output in peer-reviewed outlets; 2. Research work; 3. Honors and awards; and 4. Non peer-reviewed output. Each report covers the academic employee’s research activity for a 5 year period, last time the period 2006-2010. The section in the research report covering research output in peer-reviewed outlets is divided into the following 5 chapters: 1. Articles in peer-reviewed scholarly journals; 2. Articles, posters and abstracts in peer-reviewed conferences/ symposia/proceedings; 3. Peer-reviewed books; 4; Peer-reviewed book chapters; and 5. Other peer-reviewed publications. All academic employees evaluated are obliged to provide information on whether their publications are RU affiliated or not and whether articles published in scholarly journals are published in so called ISI journals (http://science.thomsonreuters.com/mjl/). ISI is the abbreviation for Institute for Scientific Information and ISI journals are regarded as very important and influential scientific journals. The most important publishing standards and qualities of ISI journals are timeliness of publication and the peer-review process (at least two expert reviewers per article). Furthermore, the journal’s impact and the citation data associated with it are also important factors. The scientific background of the editor and editorial boards are of high importance, as well. A list of ISI journals can be seen at the web site: http://www.thomsonscientific.com/cgi-bin/jrnlst/jloptions.cgi?PC=master .
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Table 1: Academic employees evaluated in the RU Annual Research Assessment 2010. Number of professors, associate professors, assistant professors and other academic employees (Source: RU Annual Research Assessment 2010).
School
Number of Professors / Deans 2 5 6
Number of Associate Professors 7 5 4
Number of Other Assistant Academic Professors Employees* 13 3 2 5 4 7
School of Business School of Law School of Computer Science School of Science and 5 8 22 Engineering School of Health and 5 2 3 Education Total 23 26 44 * Other academic employees: Adjuncts, postdocs, visiting professors and other researchers.
Total
25 17 21
11
46
5
15
31
124
Table 2: Percentage of Academic employees evaluated in the RU Annual Research Assessment 2010, who hold a Ph.D.-degree (Source: RU Annual Research Assessment 2010).
School
Percentage of Professors/ Deans with Ph.D.
School of Business School of Law School of Computer Science School of Science and Engineering School of Health and Education
100% 60% 100% 100%
Percentage of Associate Professors with Ph.D. 100% 20% 100% 88%
Percentage of Assistant Professors with Ph.D. 46% 50% 75% 86%
Percentage of other Academic Employees with Ph.D.* 33% 0% 86% 73%
100%
100%
33%
40%
* Other academic employees: Adjuncts, postdocs, visiting professors and other researchers. Table 3: Gender of evaluated academic employees in the Annual Research Assessment 2010 (Source: RU Annual Research Assessment 2010).
School (M = males; F = females)
Professors/ Deans M
School of Business 100% School of Law 60% School of Computer Science 83% School of Science and 100% Engineering School of Health and 60% Education
Associate Professors
Assistant Professors
Other Academic Employees*
F
M
F
M
F
M
F
0% 40% 17% 0%
71% 20% 75% 100%
29% 80% 25% 0%
69% 50% 75% 95%
31% 50% 25% 5%
100% 40% 86% 82%
0% 60% 14% 18%
40%
100% 0%
33%
67%
60%
40%
* Other academic employees: Adjuncts, postdocs, visiting professors and other researchers 6
In this report, publications are counted according to the following method: If an article has two or more authors employed at RU, the article is counted as one RU publication. The same applies for abstracts, books and book chapters. All books and book chapters are only counted as one publication. Publication traditions are very different from one scientific field to another. Although all statistical data in this report are presented here in the same way for all Schools, it is not done with the aim to enable comparison between the Schools. The data are first and foremost presented here to give a comprehensive view of the academic strength of the University and its Schools and how it has increased last couple of years. In this report, the data on publications in peer-reviewed outlets is presented in two ways, e.g. RU affiliated publications and publications not RU affiliated. It is a clear and self-evident policy within RU that publications of academic employees should all be RU affiliated. However, many academic positions are occupied by foreign academic employees, who also have positions at foreign universities or research institution. These employees do not always (cannot always) publish their results in the name of RU. However, they are academically important for the University. According to the RU Annual Research Reports 2010, about half of RU publications in peerreviewed outlets are now in peer-reviewed scholarly journals, see figure 1, and the total number of publications in peer-reviewed outlets has markedly increased in the last couple of years, i.e. increased fourfold (see figure 2).
Articles in peer-reviewed scholarly journals 3
14
3 145
Articles, posters and abstracts in peer-reviewed conferences/ symposia/ proceedings Peer-reviewed books
163 Peer-reviewed book chapters
Other peer-reviewed publications
Figure 1: Number of RU affiliated publications in peer-reviewed outlets 2010 (Source: RU Research Reports 2010).
7
180
Articles in peer-reviewed scholarly journals
163
160
145
140 140
Articles, posters and abstracts in peer-reviewed conferences/ symposia/ proceedings Peer-reviewed books
120 100
97
88
80
62
53
60
Peer-reviewed book chapters
40 40 20
6 9 6
18
17 5
4
6
14 3
3
3
Other peer-reviewed publications
0 2007
2008
2009
2010
Figure 2: Number of RU affiliated publications in peer-reviewed outlets 2007-2010 (Source: RU Research Reports 2007-2010).
Not only has the number of articles in peer-reviewed scholarly journals been increasing gradually last couple of years, but the proportion of articles published in ISI journals has also increased markedly, i.e. from 55% in the year 2007 to 78% in 2010, see figure 3. Today, the proportion of articles published in ISI journals at all the Schools is acceptable or high, except for the School of Law. Traditionally, academic employees at law schools do not publish their research results in ISI journals. RU School of Law publishes proportionally more in domestic peer-reviewed outlets than other schools at RU (the same applies to other national and foreign law schools). It is important to bear in mind, that in some cases it is not relevant to publish the results in other than peer-reviewed domestic outlets. However, these publications may well provide evidence of international excellence if they can be compared favorably with similar studies in other countries. 160
145
140
113
120 97
100
78% 73
80 60
40 20 0
Number of publications in peerreviewed scholarly
62 41
40
55% 2007
Thereof number in ISI journals
75%
22 66% 2008
2009
2010
Figure 3: Number of RU-affiliated articles in peer-reviewed scholarly journals 2007-2010 and the number of those publications in ISI-journals (Source: RU Research Reports 2007-2010).
8
80 70
71
Number of publications in peer-reviewed scholarly journals Thereof number in ISI journals
64
60 90%
50 40
30
30
20
23
23
16 77%
8
10
18 78%
50%
0
School of Business
School of Computer Science
School of Health and Education
School of Science and Engineering
Figure 4: Number of RU-affiliated articles in peer-reviewed scholarly journals 2010 and the number of those publications in ISI-journals (Source: RU Research Reports 2010).
The number of annual RU affiliated publications in peer-reviewed outlets per academic employee has increased over the period 2007-2010, from 1,1 in 2007 to 3,0 in 2010, see figure 5. If publications not RU affiliated are included, the number has increased from 2,2 to 3,5 in the same period. The number of RU affiliated articles in peer-reviewed scholarly journals per academic employee has also increased, i.e. from 0,4 in 2007 to 1,5 in 2010 (see figure 6). 3,5
3,1
3,0
2,5
2,7
2,7
2,5
Number of public. per academic employee evaluated
2,2 2,0
2,0 1,5 1,5
Number of RU affiliated public. per academic employee evaluated
1,1 1,0 0,5 0,0 2007
2008
2009
2010
Figure 5: Number of publications per academic employee evaluated 2007-2010 (Source: RU Research Reports 2007-2010).
9
1,6
1,5
1,4
1,0
Number of public. per academic employee evaluated
1,0 0,9 0,7
0,8 0,5
0,6 0,4
1,2
1,1
1,2
Number of RU affiliated public. per academic employee evaluated
0,4
0,2 0,0
2007
2008
2009
2010
Figure 6: Number of articles in peer-reviewed scholarly journals per academic employee evaluated 20072010 (Source: RU Research Reports 2007-2010).
Research grants from national and international competitive funds The external financing of research at Reykjavik University has systematically been strengthened by significantly increasing efforts to obtain research support from domestic and foreign sources. Success rate in competitive research funds, where grants proposals of academics are peerreviewed, is an important criterion of academic strength. Therefore, it is important that the University has efficient Research Services to monitor opportunities for obtaining external research funds and to provide assistance in applying for research funds, developing budgets, and lending other administrative support. In four years, i.e. 2007-2010, the total grant amount from national competitive funds has tripled, from around 70 MISK in 2007 to around 221 MISK in 2010, see figure 7. In the same period the average grant per project has increased in size from 2,6 MISK to 6,1 MISK. 240.000
221.117 203.304
200.000 160.000 120.000
80.000
99.228 69.506
40.000 0 2007
2008
2009
2010
Figure 7: Grant amount to RU from national competitive research funds 2007-2010), in thousand ISK (Source: The Icelandic Centre for Research – RANN�S and Icelandic competitive funds – see Appendix II for more detail).
10
120.000
111.044
100.000
Þús.kr.
80.229 80.000 68.365 60.000
51.440 37.980
40.000
20.000
18.650
0 2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Figure 8: Grant amount to RU from the Icelandic Research Fund 2005-2010, in thousand ISK (Source: The Icelandic Centre for Research – RANNÍS (August 2010) – see Appendix II for more detail).
Figure 8 shows the allocation to RU affiliated scientists of grants from the Icelandic Research Fund of the Science and Technology Policy Council. The allocation has more than fivefold increased in the period from 2005-2010, i.e. from 18,6 MISK in 2005 to around 111 MISK in 2010. Besides receiving grants from national research funds, the University has received many grants from international research funds, e.g. three large grants from the EU 7th Framework Program. Þórdís Ingadóttir, at the School of Law, received a three year grant of 1,4 million Euros in 2008 for the project “Impact of International Criminal Procedures on Domestic Criminal Procedures in Mass Atrocity Cases (DOMAC)“, dr. Kristinn R. Þórisson, at the School of Computer Science, received a three year grant of 2,0 million Euros in 2009 for the project “Humanoids that Learn Socio-Communicative Skills by Observation (HUMANOBS)“ and dr. Marina Candi, at the School of Business, received a three year grant of 0,7 million Euros in 2010 for the project “Transforming SMEs into successful experience stagers (STAGELT)“. The above mentioned academic employees are all Principal Investigators on their projects. Reykjavik University also participates in several other EU funded projects, such as the projects “RICHE – a platform and inventory for child health research in Europe (RICHE)“ and “Web Application Security Policies and Enforcement (WebAppSec)“. Academic employees at RU have been very effective in getting external financial support for their research activities, both from national and international competitive research funds, particularly in the last three years. Figure 9 shows the development in the amount of external funding for research activities in the period 2005-2009. Note, that figure 9 only shows the external funding, which the academic employees have achieved by themselves. The research funds the Ministry of Education and Culture allocates annually to RU as an institution are not included in figure 9. 11
188.665.927
200.000.000 180.000.000 160.000.000
148.190.385
140.000.000 120.000.000 100.000.000 80.000.000
84.721.148 72.303.723 60.052.689
60.000.000 40.000.000 20.000.000 0 2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Figure 9: Own financing, in ISK, of research activities 2005-2009 (Source: RU Finance Department 2010).
Figure 10 shows how the research funds allocated annually to RU from the Ministry of Education and Culture are divided between the Schools in 2008-2010. The University divides these funds on the basis of the Annual Research Assessment. The total academic strength of each School (aggregated), measured in certain scores (see below), decides the proportion of the governmental funds allocated to each RU School. The international Panel, that evaluates the research reports annually, grades each academic employee from 0 to 4 using the following scale: 0) None or insignificant research activity 1) Little but nontrivial research activity 2) Contributes to the research community but little impact 3) Considerable and active participant in the research community, with a clear contribution and impact 4) Significant and active participant in the research community, with a substantial contribution and impact The amount of research funds allocated to RU from the Ministry of Education and Culture in 2008 was in total 365 MISK, in the year 2009 it was 382 MISK and in 2010 it was 369 MISK.
2008
2009
15,7%
2010
17,3%
14,5%
26,8%
27,1%
32,2%
School of Law 34,9%
28,9%
28,6% 16,1% 14,1%
School of Science & Engineering
12,4% 9,6%
9,8% 11,9%
School of Health & Education School of Computer Science School of Business
Figure 10: Distribution of research funds to RU Schools from the government in 2008, 2009 and 2010 (Source: RU Annual Research Assessment 2007, 2008 and 2009).
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Figure 11 shows the number of academic employees in each score group in the research assessment 2010. The external evaluation panel does not only give scores to each academic employee, they also submit to RU an evaluation report with comments on the result and the evaluation process. Selected chapters from the report 2010 can be read in appendix III. School of Science and Engineering 15 16 14 14 12 9 10 8 5 6 3 4 2 0
School of Law 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
Score 0 Score 1 Score 2 Score 3 Score 4
4
4
3
3
2
2
1
1 0
9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
Score 0 Score 1 Score 2 Score 3 Score 4
11
10 8 6 4 2
6
5
0
3 0
0
8
5 4
4
0 Score 0 Score 1 Score 2 Score 3 Score 4
School of Business 12
3
School of Computer Science 5
5
4 3
Score 0 Score 1 Score 2 Score 3 Score 4
School of Health and Education 6
7
40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0
Score 0 Score 1 Score 2 Score 3 Score 4
Reykjavik University 2010 38 28 15
31
12
Score 0 Score 1 Score 2 Score 3 Score 4
Figure 11: Distribution of scores within RU Schools in RU Annual Research Assessment 2010 (Source: RU Annual Research Assessment 2010).
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Appendix I A: RU publications in peer-reviewed outlets 2007-2010 Number of publications in peer-reviewed outlets 180
164
160
100
Articles in peer-reviewed scholarly journals
149 131 122
140 120
178 172
Articles, posters and abstracts in peerreviewed conferences/ symposia/ proceedings Peer-reviewed books
105 90
80 60 40 20
9
Peer-reviewed book chapters
24
16 12
22 9
7
7
18 6
4
3
0 2007
2008
2009
Other peer-reviewed publications
2010
Number of RU affiliated publications in peer-reviewed outlets 180
Articles in peer-reviewed scholarly journals
163 160
145
140 140
Articles, posters and abstracts in peerreviewed conferences/ symposia/ proceedings
120 97
100
88
Peer-reviewed books
80 62 53
60
Peer-reviewed book chapters
40 40
20
18
17 6 9 6
5
4
6
14
3
3
0
2007
2008
2009
14
2010
3
Other peer-reviewed publications
Articles in peer-reviewed scholarly journals 178
180 160
149 141
140 122
116
120
79% 100
90
90
Number of publications in peer-reviewed scholarly
80 63
Thereof number in ISI journals
78%
60 74%
40 70%
20 0
2007
2008
2009
2010
RU affiliated articles in peer-reviewed scholarly journals 180 160 145 140 113
120 97
100
78% 73
80
Thereof number in ISI journals
62 60 75%
41
40 40 22
66%
20 55% 0 2007
2008
2009
15
Number of publications in peer-reviewed scholarly
2010
Articles in peer-reviewed scholarly journals 2010 120
113 96
100
85% 80 60
Thereof number in ISI journals
40 20
Number of publications in peer-reviewed scholarly journals
17 9
53%
0
School of Business
School of Science and Engineering + School of Computer Science
RU affiliated articles in peer-reviewed scholarly journals 2010 120 101 100 87 80
86%
60
Thereof number in ISI journals
40
20
16 8
0
Number of publications in peer-reviewed scholarly journals
50% School of Business
School of Science and Engineering + School of Computer Science
16
Articles in peer-reviewed scholarly journals 2010 80 70
79
Number of publications in peer-reviewed scholarly journals
69
Thereof number in ISI journals
87%
60 50
43
40
27
30 20
36
34
84%
79%
17 9
10
5 0
53%
0
School of Business
School of School of Health Computer Science and Education
School of Law
School of Science and Engineering
RU affiliated articles in peer-reviewed scholarly journals 2010 80 71
Number of publications in peer-reviewed scholarly journals 70
64
Thereof number in ISI journals
60
90%
50 40 30 30
20 10
23
23 18
16
77% 78%
8
5 0
50% 0 School of Business
School of School of Health Computer Science and Education
17
School of Law
School of Science and Engineering
Publications per language 2007-2010
79
6
Number of publications in English
Number of publications in Icelandic
1.034
Number of publications in other languages
RU affiliated publications per language 2007-2010
63
2
Number of publications in English
Number of publications in Icelandic
694 Number of publications in other languages
18
B: RU School of Business publications in peer-reviewed outlets 2007-2010 Number of publications in peer-reviewed outlets at School of Business
30
26
Articles in peer-reviewed scholarly journals
27
26
25 22
Articles, posters and abstracts in peerreviewed conferences/ symposia/ proceedings Peer-reviewed books
20 17
16
15
14
15
9
10
Peer-reviewed book chapters
6 4
5 1 1
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
Other peer-reviewed publications
0
2007
2008
2009
2010
Number of RU affiliated publications in peer-reviewed outlets at School of Business
30
Articles in peer-reviewed scholarly journals
25
23
22
Articles, posters and abstracts in peerreviewed conferences/ symposia/ proceedings
20
16 15
10
Peer-reviewed books
13 11
10
9 7
Peer-reviewed book chapters
6 4
5 0
1
0
1
4 0
1
1
2 0
0 2007
2008
2009
19
2010
Other peer-reviewed publications
Number of publications in peer-reviewed outlets at School of Business 2007-2010
Articles in peer-reviewed scholarly journals 20
5
6 62
Articles, posters and abstracts in peer-reviewed conferences/ symposia/ proceedings Peer-reviewed books
Peer-reviewed book chapters
101
Other peer-reviewed publications
Number of RU affiliated publications in peer-reviewed outlets at School of Business 2007-2010
Articles in peer-reviewed scholarly journals 15 2
3 46
65
Articles, posters and abstracts in peer-reviewed conferences/ symposia/ proceedings Peer-reviewed books
Peer-reviewed book chapters
Other peer-reviewed publications
20
Number of publications in peer-reviewed outlets at School of Business 2007-2010 23 Number of publications in English
Number of publications in Icelandic
171
Number of publications in other languages
Number of RU affiliated publications in peer-reviewed outlets at School of Business 2007-2010 23 Number of publications in English
Number of publications in Icelandic
108 Number of publications in other languages
Number of publications in peer-reviewed outlets per academic employee at School of Business 2,5 2,0
2,0
1,9 1,7 1,5
1,4
1,5 1,0
0,7
1,8
Number of RU affiliated public. per academic employee evaluated
0,8
0,5 0,0 2007
Number of public. per academic employee evaluated
2008
2009
21
2010
Number of articles in peer-reviewed scholarly journals per academic employee at School of Business 0,8 0,7
0,7 0,7
0,6
0,7
0,5
0,5
0,4
0,4
0,4
0,4
Number of RU affiliated public. per academic employee evaluated
0,3
0,3 0,2 0,1 0,0 2007
1,2
2008
2009
Number of public. per academic employee evaluated
2010
Number of publications in peer-reviewed conferences/ symposia/ proceedings per academic employee at School of Business 1,1
1,0
0,9
0,9 0,8
0,8
0,8
0,9
Number of public. per academic employee evaluated
0,6
0,4
Number of RU affiliated public. per academic employee evaluated
0,4 0,3
0,2 0,0 2007
2008
2009
22
2010
C: RU School of Computer Science publications in peer-reviewed outlets 2007-2010 Number of publications in peer-reviewed outlets at School of Computer Science 45
42
Articles in peer-reviewed scholarly journals
40 34 33
35 30
26
28
Articles, posters and abstracts in peerreviewed conferences/ symposia/ proceedings Peer-reviewed books
27
25 20 20
16
15
Peer-reviewed book chapters
10 5 5
5
3 4 3
1
2
4
2
2 2 1
0 2007
2008
2009
Other peer-reviewed publications
2010
Number of RU affiliated publications in peer-reviewed outlets at School of Computer Science
45
Articles in peer-reviewed scholarly journals
40 40 33
35
Articles, posters and abstracts in peerreviewed conferences/ symposia/ proceedings Peer-reviewed books
30
30 25 25
22
21
20 20 15 10
Peer-reviewed book chapters
9 5
5
4
3 4 3
1
2 3 2
2 2 1
0 2007
2008
2009
23
2010
Other peer-reviewed publications
Number of publications in peer-reviewed outlets at School of Computer Science 2007-2010
Articles in peer-reviewed scholarly journals 11 12 11 103
123
Articles, posters and abstracts in peer-reviewed conferences/ symposia/ proceedings Peer-reviewed books
Peer-reviewed book chapters
Other peer-reviewed publications
Number of RU affiliated publications in peer-reviewed outlets at School of Computer Science 2007-2010
Articles in peer-reviewed scholarly journals 12 10
10 85
115
Articles, posters and abstracts in peer-reviewed conferences/ symposia/ proceedings Peer-reviewed books
Peer-reviewed book chapters
Other peer-reviewed publications
24
Number of publications in peer-reviewed outlets at School of Computer Science 2007-2010 Number of publications in English
Number of publications in Icelandic
260
Number of publications in other languages
Number of RU affiliated publications in peer-reviewed outlets at School of Computer Science 2007-2010 Number of publications in English
Number of publications in Icelandic
232
Number of publications in other languages
Number of publications in peer-reviewed outlets per academic employee at School of Computer Science 4,0 3,4
3,5 3,0 2,5
3,0
2,8
3,6
3,3
3,4
3,0
2,3
2,0
Number of public. per academic employee evaluated Number of RU affiliated public. per academic employee evaluated
1,5 1,0 0,5
0,0 2007
2008
2009
25
2010
Number of articles in peer-reviewed scholarly journals per academic employee at School of Computer Science 1,7
1,8
1,5
1,6
1,4
1,4
1,3 1,2
1,2 1,0
0,9
0,9
0,8
Number of RU affiliated public. per academic employee evaluated
0,5
0,6 0,4 0,2 0,0
2007
Number of public. per academic employee evaluated
2008
2009
2010
Number of publications in peer-reviewed conferences/ symposia/ proceedings per academic employee at School of Computer Science 2,0
1,8
1,8 1,6
1,7
1,7
1,7
1,5
1,4 1,2
1,2
1,2
1,2
Number of public. per academic employee evaluated Number of RU affiliated public. per academic employee evaluated
1,0 0,8 0,6 0,4 0,2 0,0 2007
2008
2009
26
2010
D: RU School of Health and Education publications in peer-reviewed outlets 2007-2010 Number of publications in peer-reviewed outlets at School of Health and Education 43
45 38
40 35
Articles in peer-reviewed scholarly journals
32
31
Articles, posters and abstracts in peerreviewed conferences/ symposia/ proceedings Peer-reviewed books
30 25
21 19
20
19
18
15 10
Peer-reviewed book chapters
7
5
1
4
2 3
2
1 2 0
0
1
0
0 2007
2008
2009
Other peer-reviewed publications
2010
Number of RU affiliated publications in peer-reviewed outlets at School of Health and Education 45
Articles in peer-reviewed scholarly journals
40 35
Articles, posters and abstracts in peerreviewed conferences/ symposia/ proceedings Peer-reviewed books
30 23
25 20
17
16
15 15 13
15
Peer-reviewed book chapters
10 8
10 5 0 0 0
0 1 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0 2007
2008
2009
27
2010
Other peer-reviewed publications
Number of publications in peer-reviewed outlets at School of Health and Education 2007-2010
3
15
Articles in peer-reviewed scholarly journals
5
77 144
Articles, posters and abstracts in peer-reviewed conferences/ symposia/ proceedings Peer-reviewed books
Peer-reviewed book chapters
Other peer-reviewed publications
Number of RU affiliated publications in peer-reviewed outlets at School of Health and Education 2007-2010
Articles in peer-reviewed scholarly journals 1 56 61
Articles, posters and abstracts in peer-reviewed conferences/ symposia/ proceedings Peer-reviewed books
Peer-reviewed book chapters
Other peer-reviewed publications
28
Number of publications in peer-reviewed outlets at School of Health and Education 2007-2010 26
4 Number of publications in English
Number of publications in Icelandic
214
Number of publications in other languages
Number of RU affiliated publications in peer-reviewed outlets at School of Health and Education 2007-2010 12 Number of publications in English
Number of publications in Icelandic
106
Number of publications in other languages
Number of publications in peer-reviewed outlets per academic employee at School of Health and Education 5,0
4,6
4,6 4,0
4,0
3,5 2,6
3,0 2,2 2,0
Number of RU affiliated public. per academic employee evaluated
1,8
1,5
1,0 0,0 2007
2008
2009
29
Number of public. per academic employee evaluated
2010
Number of articles in peer-reviewed scholarly journals per academic employee at School of Health and Education 3,5 2,9
3,0
2,7
2,5
2,2
2,1
79%
2,0
Number of public. per academic employee evaluated
1,5 1,5
Number of RU affiliated public. per academic employee evaluated
0,9
1,0
0,7
0,7
0,5 0,0 2007
2008
2009
2010
Number of publications in peer-reviewed conferences/ symposia/ proceedings per academic employee at School of Health and Education 1,6 1,4
1,5
1,4 1,1
1,2 1,0
1,4
1,3
1,1 0,9
0,9
Number of public. per academic employee evaluated
0,8 Number of RU affiliated public. per academic employee evaluated
0,6 0,4 0,2 0,0 2007
2008
2009
30
2010
E: RU School of law publications in peer-reviewed outlets 2007-2010
Number of publications in peer-reviewed outlets at School of Law
12
Articles in peer-reviewed scholarly journals
11
10 Articles, posters and abstracts in peerreviewed conferences/ symposia/ proceedings
8 8
7
7
6
6
Peer-reviewed books
6
5 4
5
4
4
3
2
1
1
Peer-reviewed book chapters
1
1 0
0
0
0
0
0 2007
2008
2009
Other peer-reviewed publications
2010
Number of RU affiliated publications in peer-reviewed outlets at School of Law
12
Articles in peer-reviewed scholarly journals
11
10 Articles, posters and abstracts in peerreviewed conferences/ symposia/ proceedings
8 8
7
7 6
6
Peer-reviewed books
5
5
5
4 4
3
Peer-reviewed book chapters
2 2
1
1
1
1 0
0
0
0
0 2007
2008
2009
31
2010
0
Other peer-reviewed publications
Number of publications in peer-reviewed outlets at School of Law 2007-2010
Articles in peer-reviewed scholarly journals 1 30 25
5
Articles, posters and abstracts in peer-reviewed conferences/ symposia/ proceedings Peer-reviewed books
Peer-reviewed book chapters 9
Other peer-reviewed publications
Number of RU affiliated publications in peer-reviewed outlets at School of Law 2007-2010
Articles in peer-reviewed scholarly journals 1 29 25
5
Articles, posters and abstracts in peer-reviewed conferences/ symposia/ proceedings Peer-reviewed books
Peer-reviewed book chapters 7 Other peer-reviewed publications
32
Number of publications in peer-reviewed outlets at School of Law 2007-2010 Number of publications in English 32 38
Number of publications in Icelandic
Number of publications in other languages
Number of RU affiliated publications in peer-reviewed outlets at School of Law 2007-2010 Number of publications in English 31 36
Number of publications in Icelandic
Number of publications in other languages
Number of publications in peer-reviewed outlets per academic employee at School of Law 1,8
1,6
1,6 1,4 1,2
1,6
Number of public. per academic employee evaluated
1,3 1,1 0,9
1,0
0,9 0,7
0,8
0,7
0,6 0,4 0,2 0,0 2007
2008
2009
33
2010
Number of RU affiliated public. per academic employee evaluated
Number of articles in peer-reviewed scholarly journals per academic employee at School of Law 0,8 0,7
0,7
0,7
Number of public. per academic employee evaluated
0,6 0,5
0,5
0,5
0,4 0,4
0,3
0,3
0,3
0,3
0,2 0,1
Number of RU affiliated public. per academic employee evaluated
0,0 2007
2008
2009
2010
Number of publications in peer-reviewed conferences/ symposia/ proceedings per academic employee at School of Law 0,3 0,3 0,3
0,3
Number of public. per academic employee evaluated
0,3 0,2 0,2
0,1 Number of RU affiliated public. per academic employee evaluated
0,1 0,1
0,1
0,1 0,0
0,0
0,0 2007
2008
2009
34
2010
F: RU School of Science and Engineering publications in peer-reviewed outlets 2007-2010 Number of publications in peer-reviewed outlets at School of Science and Engineering 96
100
Articles in peer-reviewed scholarly journals
90 79
80
72
Articles, posters and abstracts in peerreviewed conferences/ symposia/ proceedings Peer-reviewed books
70 58
60 50
42 36
40 30
57
Peer-reviewed book chapters
22
20 10
2 3 2
1 0 2
0
3 1
1 3 0
0 2007
2008
2009
Other peer-reviewed publications
2010
Number of RU affiliated publications in peer-reviewed outlets at School of Science and Engineering 100
92
Articles in peer-reviewed scholarly journals
90 80 71
Articles, posters and abstracts in peerreviewed conferences/ symposia/ proceedings Peer-reviewed books
70 58
60 50 40
39
35
30
Peer-reviewed book chapters
20 10
7
11
11 0 0 1
1 2 1
0 2 0
0
3
0 2007
2008
2009
35
2010
0
Other peer-reviewed publications
Number of publications in peer-reviewed outlets at School of Science and Engineering 2007-2010 Articles in peer-reviewed scholarly journals
49 5 200
Articles, posters and abstracts in peer-reviewed conferences/ symposia/ proceedings Peer-reviewed books
262 Peer-reviewed book chapters
Other peer-reviewed publications
Number of RU affiliated publications in peer-reviewed outlets at School of Science and Engineering 2007-2010
Articles in peer-reviewed scholarly journals 1 72 128
Articles, posters and abstracts in peer-reviewed conferences/ symposia/ proceedings Peer-reviewed books
196 Peer-reviewed book chapters
Other peer-reviewed publications
36
Number of publications in peer-reviewed outlets at School of Science and Engineering 2007-2010 8 2 Number of publications in English
Number of publications in Icelandic
470
Number of publications in other languages
Number of RU affiliated publications in peer-reviewed outlets at School of Science and Engineering 2007-2010 7 2 Number of publications in English
Number of publications in Icelandic
325
Number of publications in other languages
Number of publications in peer-reviewed outlets per academic employee at School of Science and Engineering 4,5 4,0 3,5 3,0 2,5 2,0 1,5 1,0 0,5 0,0
4,0 3,1
3,7
3,0 2,3
1,8
Number of RU affiliated public. per academic employee evaluated
1,4 0,6
2007
Number of public. per academic employee evaluated
2008
2009
37
2010
Number of articles in peer-reviewed scholarly journals per academic employee at School of Science and Engineering 2,0 1,8
1,8
1,6
1,6 1,4
1,3
1,2
1,2 0,9
1,0 0,8
Number of public. per academic employee evaluated Number of RU affiliated public. per academic employee evaluated
0,6
0,6 0,3
0,4
0,2
0,2 0,0 2007
2008
2009
2010
Number of publications in peer-reviewed conferences/ symposia/ proceedings per academic employee at School of Science and Engineering 2,5 2,1
2,0
2,0 1,7
1,6
1,5
1,3 1,1
1,0
Number of RU affiliated public. per academic employee evaluated
1,0
0,5
Number of public. per academic employee evaluated
0,3
0,0 2007
2008
2009
38
2010
Appendix II A: Research grants from national competitive funds 2008-2010 Grants 2008: Principal Investigator
Project title
Type of grant
Allocated (Thous. ISK)
THE ICELANDIC RESEARCH FUND 2008 Ármann Gylfason Scale Interaction in Turbulence
Project grant
6.080
Björn Þór Jónsson
Efficient and Effective Copyright Protection for Videos
Patent grant
500
Björn Þór Jónsson
Integrated Browsing and Searching of Personal Digital Image Collections
Project grant
3.500
Brynjar Karlsson
Investigation of the propagation of electric activity of the uterus for the prediction of preterm labour
Project grant
4.400
Einar Steingrímsson
Permutations, Patterns and Algebras
Project grant
2.000
Einar Steingrímsson
Permutation Patterns
8.886
Guðni Th. Jóhannesson
Threats to Iceland’s internal security, 1945-1991
Grant of excellence Project grant
Halldór G. Svavarsson
Crystal growth of p-n silicon junctions for solar cells applications
Project grant
2.000
Hannes Högni Vilhjálmsson Hrafn Loftsson
Humanoid Agents in Social Game Environments
13.450
Improved tagging accuracy of Icelandic text
Grant of excellence Project grant
Karl Ægir Karlsson
Zebrafish as a model system for sleep research
Project grant
4.425
Karl Ægir Karlsson
Emotional modulation of hypothalamic activity
Project grant
734
Leifur Geir Hafsteinsson
Icelandic job applicants: Faking and reaction to selection methods
Project grant
975
Luca Aceto
New Developments in Operational Semantics
Project grant
5.000
Luca Aceto
The Equational Logic of Parallel Processes
Project grant
3.800
Magnús Már Halldórsson
Parameterized algorithms on hypergraphs
Project grant
2.700
Margrét Vala Kristjansdóttir
Procedure and assessment of Cumulative Environmental Effects
Preparatory grant
Yngvi Björnsson
Development of a General Game-Playing Agent
Project grant
5.000
Þorlákur Karlsson/Páll Ríkharðsson
Icelandic management accounting: Characteristics, development and future directions
Project grant
3.290
Total: THE EQUIPMENT FUND 2008 Kristinn R. Thórisson Research Platform for Interactive Intelligences and Agent-Based Simulation
Equipment grant Total:
39
575
1.550
500
69.365 1.938 1.938
THE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT FUND 2008 Halldór G. Svavarsson Eco-silica for skincare product Hlynur Stefánsson Nostradamus
Project grant Project grant Total:
4.500 8.000 8.000
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ENERGY RESEARCH FUND 2008 Ari Kristinn Jónsson Climate Changes and Utility Operations
Project grant
1.125
Ágúst Valfells
Possible regulations for greenhouse gas emissions and their effects
Project grant
3.000
Chien Tai Shill
Math Olympiad for Icelandic elementary schools, an evaluation
Project grant
1.500
Haraldur Sigþórsson
Environmental impacts of lighting in rural areas
Project grant
2.000
Þórður Víkingur Friðgeirsson
Evaluation of risk in high temperature geothermal drilling
Project grant
750
Total: THE ICELANDIC RESEARCH FUND FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS 2008 Arnar Birgisson (Luca Compositionality for logics of security Aceta) Kristján Valur Jónsson Scalable, distributed security policy enforcement (Úlfar Erlingsson) for Web applications
Study grant
800
Study grant
7.250 Total:
BJARNI BENEDIKTSSON FUND 2008 Margrét Vala The substance and application of the Kristjánsdóttir/ Ragnhildur Constitution‘s Article 15 Helgadóttir Oddný Mjöll Arnardóttir The regulation of medical research - public administration and the rights of participants ICELANDIC PENSION FUNDS ASSOCIATION 2008 Ólafur Ísleifsson Pension funds in the general labour market JULES VERNE FUND 2008 Björn Þór Jónsson BrowSearch – Integrating Image Browsing and Searching Brynjar Karlsson Analysis of the propagation of electric activity of the uterus for the prediction of preterm labour ICELANDIC ROAD ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH FUND 2008 Haraldur Sigþórsson Road building profitability analysis of cost factors, distance and time values
8.375
8.050
Project grant
500
Project grant
500
Total:
1.000
Project grant Total:
1.000 1.000
Collaboration grant Collaboration grant Total:
500
Project grant
500 1.000 500
Total:
500
TOTAL:
99.228
Grants 2009: Principal Investigator
Project title
Type of grant
40
Allocated (Thous. ISK)
THE ICELANDIC RESEARCH FUND 2009 Ármann Gylfason Scale Interaction in Turbulence
Project grant
5.270
Björn Þór Jónsson
Integrated Browsing and Searching of Personal Digital Image Collections
Project grant
3.500
Brynjar Karlsson
Investigation of the propagation of electric activity of the uterus for the prediction of preterm labour
Project grant
4.400
Einar Steingrímsson
Combinatorics on Permutations and Words
24.600
Einar Steingrímsson
Permutations, Patterns and Algebras
Grant of excellence Project grant
Guðni Th. Jóhannesson
Threats to Iceland’s internal security, 1945-1991
Project grant
1.659
Halldór G. Svavarsson
Crystal growth of p-n silicon junctions for solar cells applications
Project grant
2.600
Hannes Högni Vilhjálmsson Hrafn Loftsson
Humanoid Agents in Social Game Environments
14.050
Improved tagging accuracy of Icelandic text
Grant of excellence Project grant
Karl Ægir Karlsson
Zebrafish as a model system for sleep research
Project grant
4.000
Luca Aceto
New Developments in Operational Semantics
Project grant
5.000
Magnús Már Halldórsson
Algorithms for ad-hoc and sensor networks
Project grant
3.110
Valdimar Sigurðsson
Consumer Food Choice: An In-Store Experimental Analysis
Postdoctoral grant
4.440
Yngvi Björnsson
Development of a General Game-Playing Agent
Project grant
5.000
Total: STRATEGIC RESEARCH PROGRAMME FOR CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE AND RESEARCH CLUSTERS 2009 Kristinn R. Þórisson Icelandic Institute for Intelligent Machines
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80.229
55.000
Equipment grant
2.980
Equipment grant Equipment grant
4.493 5.809
Equipment grant
2.033
Equipment grant
1.575
Total: THE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT FUND 2009 Halldór Guðfinnur Eco-silica for skincare product - Prototypes Svavarsson Haraldur Sigþórsson Interactive road markers
600
55.000
Grant of excellence Total:
THE EQUIPMENT FUND 2009 Björn Þór Jónsson og Research Facilities for Very Large Scale Video Herwig Lejsek Retrieval Karl Ægir Karlsson In vivo/in vitro electrophysiology set-up Karl Ægir Karlsson MHW-3 Hydraulic micromanipulator; NMN25 Micromanipulator; PC-10 pipette puller; 4. MF900 Microforge; 5.Grass Stimulus isolation unit; 6. Grass Rack; 7. SZ51 Olympus stereo microscope; 8. Epiflourescence unit; 9. Thermo Scientific Microtome Kristinn R. Þórisson, Eric Computing Power Nivel og Ari K. Jónsson Ólafur E. Sigurjónsson og StepOne Real Time PCR system from Applied Karl Ægir Karlsson Biosystem
2.000
Project grant Preparatory grant
16.890 3.844 750
Hjalti Harðarson Þórður Helgason Yngvi Björnsson
Artificial Bird Finger rehabilitation system Generic Casual Game-Playing Engine Prototype
Pioneer grant Project grant Pioneer grant Total:
3.000 7.900 5.000 20.494
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ENERGY RESEARCH FUND 2009 Ásdís Hlökk EIA screening - project categories and threshold Theodórsdóttir values
Project grant
700
Haraldur Sigþórsson
The traffic safety effect of geothermal steam
Project grant
1.000
Hlynur Stefánsson
The use of electric cars in Reykjavik
Project grant
4.000
Ingólfur Þorbjörnsson
Materials selection for geothermal utilization
Project grant
3.151
Jón Örn Jónsson
Domestic Oxygen for Icelandic Markets
Project grant
1.000
Kristín Haraldsdóttir
EEA and EU law in the field of natural resources and environmental law
Project grant
750
Total: THE ICELANDIC RESEARCH FUND FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS 2009 Hilmar Finnsson/Yngvi Dynamic Search Methods in General Game Björnsson Playing Sandra Martha Elfride Compensation mechanisms and the European Lyngdorf / Þórdís Court Ingadóttir LANDSVIRKJUN ENERGY RESEARCH FUND 2009 Halldór G. Svavarsson New methods for making silicon solar-cells BJARNI BENEDIKTSSON FUND 2009 Gunnar Þór Pétursson Derogations from fundamental freedoms - a methodological challenge
Study grant
7.950
Study grant
6.890
Total:
14.840
Project grant Total:
2.250 2.250
Project grant Total:
ICELANDIC PENSION FUNDS ASSOCIATION 2009 Guðmundur Sigurðsson How do pension funds evaluate the loss of earning capacity of their members
10.601
Project grant Total:
500 500 1.200 1.200
ICELANDIC ROAD ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH FUND 2009 Haraldur Sigþórsson Washboarding on gravel roads
Project grant
300
Haraldur Sigþórsson
Project grant
1.000
The traffic safety effect of geothermal steam
Total:
1.300
TOTAL:
203.304
Grants 2010: Principal Investigator
Project title
Type of grant
THE ICELANDIC RESEARCH FUND 2010 Andrei Manolescu Coulomb interaction and current flow in quantum devices
42
Project grant
Allocated (Thous. ISK) 6.380
Anna Ingólfsdóttir
Processes and Modal Logics
Project grant
4.900
Ármann Gylfason
Scale Interaction in Turbulence
Project grant
3.650
Einar Steingrímsson
Combinatorics on Permutations and Words
24.600
Einar Steingrímsson
Permutations, Patterns and Algebras
Grant of excellence Project grant
Guðni Th. Jóhannesson
Threats to Iceland’s internal security, 1945-1991
Project grant
1.659
Hannes Högni Vilhjálmsson Haraldur Sigþórsson
Humanoid Agents in Social Game Environments
Grant of excellence Preparatory grant
Heiðdís B. Valdimarsdóttir
Developing and Testing an Interactive Decision Aid for Newly Diagnosed Prostate Cancer Patients
Project grant
5.819
Karl Ægir Karlsson
Zebrafish as a model system for sleep research
Project grant
3.820
Luca Aceto
Meta-theory of Algebraic Process Theories
Project grant
6.660
Luca Aceto
New Developments in Operational Semantics
Project grant
5.000
Magnús Már Halldórsson
Algorithms for ad-hoc and sensor networks
Project grant
6.695
Ólafur Guðmundsson Rögnvaldur J. Sæmundsson Sigurður Ingi Erlingsson
Earthquake research on Reykjanes peninsula The Relationship between Aesthetic Design and Innovation Performance Coherent population trapping as a probe of nonMarkovian decay Consumer Food Choice: An In-Store Experimental Analysis
Project grant Project grant
6.655 7.376
Project grant
3.480
Postdoctoral grant
4.440
Development of a General Game-Playing Agent
Project grant
4.760
Valdimar Sigurðsson Yngvi Björnsson
An investigation into human behaviour related to traffic culture
Total: STRATEGIC RESEARCH PROGRAMME FOR CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE AND RESEARCH CLUSTERS 2010 Kristinn R. Þórisson Icelandic Institute for Intelligent Machines
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ENERGY RESEARCH FUND 2010
43
500
111.044
55.000
Equipment grant
5.000
Equipment grant
7.372
Equipment grant
2.476
Total: THE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT FUND 2010 Halldór Guðfinnur Eco-silica for skincare product - Prototypes Svavarsson Hjalti Harðarson Artificial Bird Þórður Helgason Finger rehabilitation system
12.650
55.000
Grant of excellence Total:
THE EQUIPMENT FUND 2010 RU School of Health and Developing research infrastructure at School of Education Health and Education Ármann Gylfason Optical detection systems for fluid dynamics research Slawomir Koziel Computing cluster for high-performance distributed electromagnetic/aerodynamic simulation
2.000
Project grant Pioneer grant Project grant Total:
14.848 3.500 5.000 6.700 15.200
Guðrún Sævarsdóttir
Potential energetic and economic advantages of lithium battery manufacturing using low grade heat and renewable energy in Iceland
Project grant
Total: THE ICELANDIC RESEARCH FUND FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS 2010 Birna Baldursdóttir / Inga The Impact of Physical Activity on Adolescent´s Dóra Sigfúsdóttir Mental Health and Quality of Life Björg Guðjónsdóttir / Use of ultrasound current source density Þórður Helgason imaging (UCSDI) to monitor activity and electrical stimulation of muscles Haukur Pálmason / Björn Automatic Genre Classification of Icelandic Þór Jónsson Music Jón Ingi Sveinbjörnsson / Algorithms and Software for Complex Genetic Bjarni V. Halldórsson Variants
7.950
Study grant
840
Study grant
840
Study grant
6.095
1.500
Project grant
750
Project grant Total:
NATIONAL ENERGY AURTHORITY’S FUND 2010 Haraldur Sigþórsson The profitability of road construction in a new light Guðrún Svavarsdóttir Potential economic and environmental advantage in direct use of geothermal heat in Lithium-Ion battery production
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2.250 500 500
Project grant
750
Project grant
2.300
Total: HOUSING FINANCING FUND 2010 Ásdís Hlökk Planning of residential development in the Theodórsdóttir Reykjavik fringe 2000-2009
15.725
Project grant
Total: ICELANDIC ROAD ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH FUND 2010 Haraldur Sigþórsson The traffic safety effect of geothermal steam from Hellisheiði
1.500
Study grant
Total: LANDSVIRKJUN ENERGY RESEARCH FUND 2010 Guðrún A. Sævarsdóttir Relative permeabilities of two phase flow in geothermal reservoirs Halldór Guðfinnur New methods for making silicon solar-cells Svavarsson
1.500
Project grant
3.050 2.000
Samtals:
2.000
TOTAL:
221.117
Appendix III A: RU Annual Research Assessment – The Evaluation Panel 2008-2010 1. Professor Gerjo Kok, University of Maastricht, The Netherlands, in the field Health and Education 2. Professor Grétar Tryggvason, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, USA, in the field Science and Engineering (Chair) 3. Professor Mogens Nielsen, University of Aarhus, Denmark, in the field Computer Science 4. Professor Jacob Graff Nielsen, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, in the field Law 5. Professor Charles M. A. Clark, St. John´s University, USA, in the field Business
B: RU Annual Research Assessment – Extraction from the Panel Report 2010 The University of Reykjavik has several World-class researchers who regularly publish wellcited articles in peer-reviewed top-quality journals. They are active members of their international research community, serving as editors and reviewers, successfully compete for grants and supervise students. The University is to be congratulated for the presence of these faculty members. The evaluation of research productivity appears to be thorough and, in addition to providing the university with data, should motivate faculty members to review their own research productivity. Overall, I believe that the panel members are favorably impressed by the effort of the University to evaluate faculty productivity. Last year we shared a few observations that I would like to repeat here, modified slightly in view of changes that have taken place. A number of faculty members who have modest research output appear to be very active locally, in a variety of roles, including advising the authorities and communicating with the media. These are highly commendable activities that probably deserve to be recognized in some way. They do not, however, substitute for international recognition in ones discipline. In most fields, peer reviewed journal publications are considered the highest achievement by an active researcher. While conference participation/publications and books are essential also for an active researcher, those generally do not substitute for peer-reviewed publications. In Law, in particular, there is an increasing move to peer reviewed journals and the university should encourage the Law faculty to increase the international research profile. The panel attempted to assign scores with some consideration of how long it had been since each individual obtained his/her highest degree. Thus, comparable productivity sometimes resulted in higher score for a very junior person than for a more senior one. The panel appreciates that the faculty may have different teaching loads but as nothing is included in the report about teaching, no effort was made to factor in the teaching load. For individual evaluations, the panel assumes that teaching is rewarded 45
separately. The panel noted a few aspects of the reviews forms that it felt could be improved: Many reports are filled out without due attention to details and contain a number of errors. Citation counts are, for example, often incomplete. The importance of filling out the forms carefully needs to be emphasized. The lack of translations of Icelandic manuscript titles and activities has the potential to lead to some difficulty. In many cases Icelandic titles were translated this year this was therefore much less of a concern this year than in previous years. More information about the career of the faculty members prior to the five-year period under consideration would be helpful. The permanent affiliation of visiting faculty, and the duration of their stay, should be noted. I think I speak for the whole panel saying that we were very impressed by the effort that the University of Reykjavik has put into the review process. The format of the report stresses the importance of peer-reviewed publications, but allows individuals to report other accomplishments as well. We feel that this correctly represents the importance for each individual to anchor their activities by a reputation achieved by publishing in international journals but to also impact their community.
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