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The Academic Strenght of Reykjavik University
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ACADEMIC STRENGTH OF REYKJAVIK UNIVERSITY
RU RESEARCH SERVICES 2011
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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-assurance-system-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
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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
Number of Associate Professors
Number of Assistant
Professors
Other Academic
Employees*
Total
School of Business 2 7 13 3 25
School of Law 5 5 2 5 17
School of Computer Science
6 4 4 7 21
School of Science and Engineering
5 8 22 11 46
School of Health and Education
5 2 3 5 15
Total 23 26 44 31 124
* Other academic employees: Adjuncts, postdocs, visiting professors and other researchers.
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.
Percentage of
Associate Professors with Ph.D.
Percentage of
Assistant Professors with Ph.D.
Percentage of other
Academic Employees with Ph.D.*
School of Business 100% 100% 46% 33%
School of Law 60% 20% 50% 0%
School of Computer Science 100% 100% 75% 86%
School of Science and Engineering
100% 88% 86% 73%
School of Health and Education
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
Associate Professors
Assistant Professors
Other Academic
Employees* M F M F M F M F
School of Business 100% 0% 71% 29% 69% 31% 100% 0%
School of Law 60% 40% 20% 80% 50% 50% 40% 60%
School of Computer Science 83% 17% 75% 25% 75% 25% 86% 14%
School of Science and Engineering
100% 0% 100% 0% 95% 5% 82% 18%
School of Health and Education
60% 40% 100% 0% 33% 67% 60% 40%
* Other academic employees: Adjuncts, postdocs, visiting professors and other researchers
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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 peer-reviewed 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).
Figure 1: Number of RU affiliated publications in peer-reviewed outlets 2010 (Source: RU Research Reports 2010).
145
163
314
3
Articles in peer-reviewed scholarly journals
Articles, posters and abstracts in peer-reviewed conferences/ symposia/ proceedings
Peer-reviewed books
Peer-reviewed book chapters
Other peer-reviewed publications
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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.
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).
40
62
97
145
53
88
140
163
6 5 6 39
17 18 146 4 3 3
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
2007 2008 2009 2010
Articles in peer-reviewed scholarly journals
Articles, posters and abstracts in peer-reviewed conferences/ symposia/ proceedingsPeer-reviewed books
Peer-reviewed book chapters
Other peer-reviewed publications
40
62
97
145
22
41
73
113
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
2007 2008 2009 2010
Number of publications in peer-reviewed scholarly
Thereof number in ISI journals
55%66%
78%
75%
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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).
Figure 5: Number of publications per academic employee evaluated 2007-2010 (Source: RU Research Reports 2007-2010).
16
30
23
71
8
2318
64
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
School of Business School of Computer Science
School of Health and Education
School of Science and Engineering
Number of publications in peer-reviewed scholarly journals
Thereof number in ISI journals
50%
77%78%
90%
2,2
2,52,7
3,1
1,1
1,5
2,0
2,7
0,0
0,5
1,0
1,5
2,0
2,5
3,0
3,5
2007 2008 2009 2010
Number of public. per academic employee evaluated
Number of RU affiliated public. per academic employee evaluated
10
Figure 6: Number of articles in peer-reviewed scholarly journals per academic employee evaluated 2007-2010 (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 peer-reviewed, 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.
Figure 7: Grant amount to RU from national competitive research funds 2007-2010), in thousand ISK (Source: The Icelandic Centre for Research – RANNÍS and Icelandic competitive funds – see Appendix II for more detail).
0,9
1,01,1
1,5
0,4
0,5
0,7
1,2
0,0
0,2
0,4
0,6
0,8
1,0
1,2
1,4
1,6
2007 2008 2009 2010
Number of public. per academic employee evaluated
Number of RU affiliated public. per academic employee evaluated
69.506
99.228
203.304221.117
0
40.000
80.000
120.000
160.000
200.000
240.000
2007 2008 2009 2010
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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.
18.650
37.980
51.440
68.365
80.229
111.044
0
20.000
40.000
60.000
80.000
100.000
120.000
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Þús.kr.
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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.
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).
60.052.68972.303.723
84.721.148
148.190.385
188.665.927
0
20.000.000
40.000.000
60.000.000
80.000.000
100.000.000
120.000.000
140.000.000
160.000.000
180.000.000
200.000.000
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
26,8%
16,1%
14,1%
27,1%
15,7%
2008
32,2%
12,4%
9,6%
28,6%
17,3%
2009
34,9%
9,8%11,9%
28,9%
14,5%
School of Science & Engineering
School of Law
School of Health & Education
School of Computer Science
School of Business
2010
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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.
Figure 11: Distribution of scores within RU Schools in RU Annual Research Assessment 2010 (Source:
RU Annual Research Assessment 2010).
5
1514
9
3
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
Score 0 Score 1 Score 2 Score 3 Score 4
School of Science and Engineering
3
7
3
4
00
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Score 0 Score 1 Score 2 Score 3 Score 4
School of Law
2
1
3
4
5
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Score 0 Score 1 Score 2 Score 3 Score 4
School of Health and Education
0
4
5
8
4
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Score 0 Score 1 Score 2 Score 3 Score 4
School of Computer Science
5
11
3
6
00
2
4
6
8
10
12
Score 0 Score 1 Score 2 Score 3 Score 4
School of Business
15
38
2831
12
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
Score 0 Score 1 Score 2 Score 3 Score 4
Reykjavik University 2010
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Appendix I
A: RU publications in peer-reviewed outlets 2007-2010
90
122
149
178
105
131
164172
9 7 7 616
24 22 1812 9
4 3
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
2007 2008 2009 2010
Number of publications in peer-reviewed outlets
Articles in peer-reviewed scholarly journals
Articles, posters and abstracts in peer-reviewed conferences/ symposia/ proceedingsPeer-reviewed books
Peer-reviewed book chapters
Other peer-reviewed publications
40
62
97
145
53
88
140
163
6 5 6 39
17 1814
6 4 3 3
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
2007 2008 2009 2010
Number of RU affiliated publications in peer-reviewed outlets
Articles in peer-reviewed scholarly journals
Articles, posters and abstracts in peer-reviewed conferences/ symposia/ proceedings
Peer-reviewed books
Peer-reviewed book chapters
Other peer-reviewed publications
15
90
122
149
178
63
90
116
141
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
2007 2008 2009 2010
Articles in peer-reviewed scholarly journals
Number of publications in peer-reviewed scholarly
Thereof number in ISI journals
70%
74%
79%
78%
40
62
97
145
22
41
73
113
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
2007 2008 2009 2010
RU affiliated articles in peer-reviewed scholarly journals
Number of publications in peer-reviewed scholarly
Thereof number in ISI journals
55%
66%
75%
78%
16
17
113
9
96
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
School of Business School of Science and Engineering + School of Computer Science
Articles in peer-reviewed scholarly journals 2010
Number of publications in peer-reviewed scholarly journals
Thereof number in ISI journals
85%
53%
16
101
8
87
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
School of Business School of Science and Engineering + School of Computer Science
RU affiliated articles in peer-reviewed scholarly journals 2010
Number of publications in peer-reviewed scholarly journals
Thereof number in ISI journals
86%
50%
17
17
34
43
5
79
9
27
36
0
69
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
School of Business
School of Computer Science
School of Health and Education
School of Law School of Science and Engineering
Articles in peer-reviewed scholarly journals 2010
Number of publications in peer-reviewed scholarly journals
Thereof number in ISI journals
53%
79%
84%
87%
16
30
23
5
71
8
23
18
0
64
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
School of Business
School of Computer Science
School of Health and Education
School of Law School of Science and Engineering
RU affiliated articles in peer-reviewed scholarly journals 2010
Number of publications in peer-reviewed scholarly journals
Thereof number in ISI journals
50%
77%
78%
90%
18
1.034
796
Publications per language 2007-2010
Number of publications in English
Number of publications in Icelandic
Number of publications in other languages
694
632
RU affiliated publications per language 2007-2010
Number of publications in English
Number of publications in Icelandic
Number of publications in other languages
19
B: RU School of Business publications in peer-reviewed outlets 2007-2010
1514
1617
26 2627
22
12
1 11
9
6
4
21 1
2
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
2007 2008 2009 2010
Number of publications in peer-reviewed outlets at School of Business
Articles in peer-reviewed scholarly journals
Articles, posters and abstracts in peer-reviewed conferences/ symposia/ proceedings
Peer-reviewed books
Peer-reviewed book chapters
Other peer-reviewed publications
910
11
16
7
13
2322
01 1
01
4
6
4
0 01
2
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
2007 2008 2009 2010
Number of RU affiliated publications in peer-reviewed outlets at School of Business
Articles in peer-reviewed scholarly journals
Articles, posters and abstracts in peer-reviewed conferences/ symposia/ proceedings
Peer-reviewed books
Peer-reviewed book chapters
Other peer-reviewed publications
20
62
101
520
6
Number of publications in peer-reviewed outlets at School of Business 2007-2010
Articles in peer-reviewed scholarly journals
Articles, posters and abstracts in peer-reviewed conferences/ symposia/ proceedings
Peer-reviewed books
Peer-reviewed book chapters
Other peer-reviewed publications
46
65
215
3
Number of RU affiliated publications in peer-reviewed outlets at School of Business 2007-2010
Articles in peer-reviewed scholarly journals
Articles, posters and abstracts in peer-reviewed conferences/ symposia/ proceedings
Peer-reviewed books
Peer-reviewed book chapters
Other peer-reviewed publications
21
171
23
Number of publications in peer-reviewed outlets at School of Business 2007-2010
Number of publications in English
Number of publications in Icelandic
Number of publications in other languages
108
23
Number of RU affiliated publications in peer-reviewed outlets at School of Business 2007-2010
Number of publications in English
Number of publications in Icelandic
Number of publications in other languages
2,0
1,51,7
1,9
0,7 0,8
1,4
1,8
0,0
0,5
1,0
1,5
2,0
2,5
2007 2008 2009 2010
Number of publications in peer-reviewed outlets per academic employee at School of Business
Number of public. per academic employee evaluated
Number of RU affiliated public. per academic employee evaluated
22
0,7
0,4
0,5
0,7
0,4
0,3
0,4
0,7
0,0
0,1
0,2
0,3
0,4
0,5
0,6
0,7
0,8
2007 2008 2009 2010
Number of articles in peer-reviewed scholarly journals per academic employee at School of Business
Number of public. per academic employee evaluated
Number of RU affiliated public. per academic employee evaluated
1,1
0,8
0,9 0,9
0,30,4
0,8
0,9
0,0
0,2
0,4
0,6
0,8
1,0
1,2
2007 2008 2009 2010
Number of publications in peer-reviewed conferences/ symposia/ proceedings per academic employee at School of
Business
Number of public. per academic employee evaluated
Number of RU affiliated public. per academic employee evaluated
23
C: RU School of Computer Science publications in peer-reviewed outlets
2007-2010
16
26 27
34
20
28
42
33
53 2 21
4 42
53 2 1
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
2007 2008 2009 2010
Number of publications in peer-reviewed outlets at School of Computer Science
Articles in peer-reviewed scholarly journals
Articles, posters and abstracts in peer-reviewed conferences/ symposia/ proceedingsPeer-reviewed books
Peer-reviewed book chapters
Other peer-reviewed publications
9
25
21
30
2022
40
33
53
2 21
43
24
32
1
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
2007 2008 2009 2010
Number of RU affiliated publications in peer-reviewed outlets at School of Computer Science
Articles in peer-reviewed scholarly journals
Articles, posters and abstracts in peer-reviewed conferences/ symposia/ proceedings
Peer-reviewed books
Peer-reviewed book chapters
Other peer-reviewed publications
24
103
123
1211 11
Number of publications in peer-reviewed outlets at School of Computer Science 2007-2010
Articles in peer-reviewed scholarly journals
Articles, posters and abstracts in peer-reviewed conferences/ symposia/ proceedings
Peer-reviewed books
Peer-reviewed book chapters
Other peer-reviewed publications
85
115
12 10 10
Number of RU affiliated publications in peer-reviewed outlets at School of Computer Science 2007-2010
Articles in peer-reviewed scholarly journals
Articles, posters and abstracts in peer-reviewed conferences/ symposia/ proceedings
Peer-reviewed books
Peer-reviewed book chapters
Other peer-reviewed publications
25
260
Number of publications in peer-reviewed outlets at School of Computer Science 2007-2010
Number of publications in English
Number of publications in Icelandic
Number of publications in other languages
232
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
Number of publications in other languages
2,8
3,4 3,33,6
2,3
3,0 3,0
3,4
0,0
0,5
1,0
1,5
2,0
2,5
3,0
3,5
4,0
2007 2008 2009 2010
Number of publications in peer-reviewed outlets per academic employee at School of Computer Science
Number of public. per academic employee evaluated
Number of RU affiliated public. per academic employee evaluated
26
0,9
1,4
1,2
1,7
0,5
1,3
0,9
1,5
0,0
0,2
0,4
0,6
0,8
1,0
1,2
1,4
1,6
1,8
2007 2008 2009 2010
Number of articles in peer-reviewed scholarly journals per academic employee at School of Computer Science
Number of public. per academic employee evaluated
Number of RU affiliated public. per academic employee evaluated
1,2
1,5
1,8
1,7
1,2 1,2
1,71,7
0,0
0,2
0,4
0,6
0,8
1,0
1,2
1,4
1,6
1,8
2,0
2007 2008 2009 2010
Number of publications in peer-reviewed conferences/ symposia/ proceedings per academic employee at School of
Computer Science
Number of public. per academic employee evaluated
Number of RU affiliated public. per academic employee evaluated
27
D: RU School of Health and Education publications in peer-reviewed
outlets 2007-2010
3132
38
43
1918
1921
10
1 1
7
2 24
23
0 00
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
2007 2008 2009 2010
Number of publications in peer-reviewed outlets at School of Health and Education
Articles in peer-reviewed scholarly journals
Articles, posters and abstracts in peer-reviewed conferences/ symposia/ proceedings
Peer-reviewed books
Peer-reviewed book chapters
Other peer-reviewed publications
108
15
23
13
1715 16
0 0 0 00 1 0 00 0 0 00
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
2007 2008 2009 2010
Number of RU affiliated publications in peer-reviewed outlets at School of Health and Education
Articles in peer-reviewed scholarly journals
Articles, posters and abstracts in peer-reviewed conferences/ symposia/ proceedings
Peer-reviewed books
Peer-reviewed book chapters
Other peer-reviewed publications
28
144
77
315 5
Number of publications in peer-reviewed outlets at School of Health and Education 2007-2010
Articles in peer-reviewed scholarly journals
Articles, posters and abstracts in peer-reviewed conferences/ symposia/ proceedings
Peer-reviewed books
Peer-reviewed book chapters
Other peer-reviewed publications
56
61
1
Number of RU affiliated publications in peer-reviewed outlets at School of Health and Education 2007-2010
Articles in peer-reviewed scholarly journals
Articles, posters and abstracts in peer-reviewed conferences/ symposia/ proceedings
Peer-reviewed books
Peer-reviewed book chapters
Other peer-reviewed publications
29
214
26 4
Number of publications in peer-reviewed outlets at School of Health and Education 2007-2010
Number of publications in English
Number of publications in Icelandic
Number of publications in other languages
106
12
Number of RU affiliated publications in peer-reviewed outlets at School of Health and Education 2007-2010
Number of publications in English
Number of publications in Icelandic
Number of publications in other languages
4,0
4,6
3,5
4,6
1,5
2,21,8
2,6
0,0
1,0
2,0
3,0
4,0
5,0
2007 2008 2009 2010
Number of publications in peer-reviewed outlets per academic employee at School of Health and Education
Number of public. per academic employee evaluated
Number of RU affiliated public. per academic employee evaluated
30
2,1
2,7
2,2
2,9
0,7 0,70,9
1,5
0,0
0,5
1,0
1,5
2,0
2,5
3,0
3,5
2007 2008 2009 2010
Number of articles in peer-reviewed scholarly journals per academic employee at School of Health and Education
Number of public. per academic employee evaluated
Number of RU affiliated public. per academic employee evaluated
79%
1,3
1,5
1,1
1,4
0,9
1,4
0,9
1,1
0,0
0,2
0,4
0,6
0,8
1,0
1,2
1,4
1,6
2007 2008 2009 2010
Number of publications in peer-reviewed conferences/ symposia/ proceedings per academic employee at School of
Health and Education
Number of public. per academic employee evaluated
Number of RU affiliated public. per academic employee evaluated
31
E: RU School of law publications in peer-reviewed outlets 2007-2010
6
8
11
5
4
1
4
0
1
0
3
1
7
6
7
5
1
0 0 00
2
4
6
8
10
12
2007 2008 2009 2010
Number of publications in peer-reviewed outlets at School of Law
Articles in peer-reviewed scholarly journals
Articles, posters and abstracts in peer-reviewed conferences/ symposia/ proceedings
Peer-reviewed books
Peer-reviewed book chapters
Other peer-reviewed publications
5
8
11
5
2
1
4
0
1
0
3
1
7
6
7
5
1
0 0 00
2
4
6
8
10
12
2007 2008 2009 2010
Number of RU affiliated publications in peer-reviewed outlets at School of Law
Articles in peer-reviewed scholarly journals
Articles, posters and abstracts in peer-reviewed conferences/ symposia/ proceedings
Peer-reviewed books
Peer-reviewed book chapters
Other peer-reviewed publications
32
30
9
5
25
1
Number of publications in peer-reviewed outlets at School of Law 2007-2010
Articles in peer-reviewed scholarly journals
Articles, posters and abstracts in peer-reviewed conferences/ symposia/ proceedings
Peer-reviewed books
Peer-reviewed book chapters
Other peer-reviewed publications
29
7
5
25
1
Number of RU affiliated publications in peer-reviewed outlets at School of Law 2007-2010
Articles in peer-reviewed scholarly journals
Articles, posters and abstracts in peer-reviewed conferences/ symposia/ proceedings
Peer-reviewed books
Peer-reviewed book chapters
Other peer-reviewed publications
33
38
32
Number of publications in peer-reviewed outlets at School of Law 2007-2010
Number of publications in English
Number of publications in Icelandic
Number of publications in other languages
36
31
Number of RU affiliated publications in peer-reviewed outlets at School of Law 2007-2010
Number of publications in English
Number of publications in Icelandic
Number of publications in other languages
1,3
0,9
1,6
0,7
1,1
0,9
1,6
0,7
0,0
0,2
0,4
0,6
0,8
1,0
1,2
1,4
1,6
1,8
2007 2008 2009 2010
Number of publications in peer-reviewed outlets per academic employee at School of Law
Number of public. per academic employee evaluated
Number of RU affiliated public. per academic employee evaluated
34
0,4
0,5
0,7
0,30,3
0,5
0,7
0,3
0,0
0,1
0,2
0,3
0,4
0,5
0,6
0,7
0,8
2007 2008 2009 2010
Number of articles in peer-reviewed scholarly journals per academic employee at School of Law
Number of public. per academic employee evaluated
Number of RU affiliated public. per academic employee evaluated
0,3
0,1
0,3
0,0
0,1
0,1
0,3
0,00,0
0,1
0,1
0,2
0,2
0,3
0,3
2007 2008 2009 2010
Number of publications in peer-reviewed conferences/ symposia/ proceedings per academic employee at School of
Law
Number of public. per academic employee evaluated
Number of RU affiliated public. per academic employee evaluated
35
F: RU School of Science and Engineering publications in peer-reviewed
outlets 2007-2010
22
42
57
79
36
58
72
96
1 2 0 103 3 32 2 1 0
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
2007 2008 2009 2010
Number of publications in peer-reviewed outlets at School of Science and Engineering
Articles in peer-reviewed scholarly journals
Articles, posters and abstracts in peer-reviewed conferences/ symposia/ proceedingsPeer-reviewed books
Peer-reviewed book chapters
Other peer-reviewed publications
711
39
71
11
35
58
92
0 1 0 00 2 2 31 1 0 00
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
2007 2008 2009 2010
Number of RU affiliated publications in peer-reviewed outlets at School of Science and Engineering
Articles in peer-reviewed scholarly journals
Articles, posters and abstracts in peer-reviewed conferences/ symposia/ proceedings
Peer-reviewed books
Peer-reviewed book chapters
Other peer-reviewed publications
36
200
262
4 9 5
Number of publications in peer-reviewed outlets at School of Science and Engineering 2007-2010
Articles in peer-reviewed scholarly journals
Articles, posters and abstracts in peer-reviewed conferences/ symposia/ proceedings
Peer-reviewed books
Peer-reviewed book chapters
Other peer-reviewed publications
128
196
1 7 2
Number of RU affiliated publications in peer-reviewed outlets at School of Science and Engineering 2007-2010
Articles in peer-reviewed scholarly journals
Articles, posters and abstracts in peer-reviewed conferences/ symposia/ proceedings
Peer-reviewed books
Peer-reviewed book chapters
Other peer-reviewed publications
37
470
8 2
Number of publications in peer-reviewed outlets at School of Science and Engineering 2007-2010
Number of publications in English
Number of publications in Icelandic
Number of publications in other languages
325
7 2
Number of RU affiliated publications in peer-reviewed outlets at School of Science and Engineering 2007-2010
Number of publications in English
Number of publications in Icelandic
Number of publications in other languages
1,8
3,1 3,0
4,0
0,6
1,4
2,3
3,7
0,0
0,5
1,0
1,5
2,0
2,5
3,0
3,5
4,0
4,5
2007 2008 2009 2010
Number of publications in peer-reviewed outlets per academic employee at School of Science and Engineering
Number of public. per academic employee evaluated
Number of RU affiliated public. per academic employee evaluated
38
0,6
1,21,3
1,8
0,20,3
0,9
1,6
0,0
0,2
0,4
0,6
0,8
1,0
1,2
1,4
1,6
1,8
2,0
2007 2008 2009 2010
Number of articles in peer-reviewed scholarly journals per academic employee at School of Science and Engineering
Number of public. per academic employee evaluated
Number of RU affiliated public. per academic employee evaluated
1,1
1,7 1,6
2,1
0,3
1,0
1,3
2,0
0,0
0,5
1,0
1,5
2,0
2,5
2007 2008 2009 2010
Number of publications in peer-reviewed conferences/ symposia/ proceedings per academic employee at School of
Science and Engineering
Number of public. per academic employee evaluated
Number of RU affiliated public. per academic employee evaluated
39
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 Grant of excellence
8.886
Guðni Th. Jóhannesson Threats to Iceland’s internal security, 1945-1991 Project grant 575
Halldór G. Svavarsson Crystal growth of p-n silicon junctions for solar
cells applications
Project grant 2.000
Hannes Högni Vilhjálmsson
Humanoid Agents in Social Game Environments Grant of excellence
13.450
Hrafn Loftsson Improved tagging accuracy of Icelandic text Project grant 1.550
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 500
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: 69.365
THE EQUIPMENT FUND 2008
Kristinn R. Thórisson Research Platform for Interactive Intelligences and Agent-Based Simulation
Equipment grant 1.938
Total: 1.938
40
THE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT FUND 2008
Halldór G. Svavarsson Eco-silica for skincare product Project grant 4.500
Hlynur Stefánsson Nostradamus Project grant 8.000
Total: 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: 8.375
THE ICELANDIC RESEARCH FUND FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS 2008
Arnar Birgisson (Luca Aceta)
Compositionality for logics of security Study grant 800
Kristján Valur Jónsson (Úlfar Erlingsson)
Scalable, distributed security policy enforcement
for Web applications
Study grant 7.250
Total: 8.050
BJARNI BENEDIKTSSON FUND 2008
Margrét Vala Kristjánsdóttir/ Ragnhildur Helgadóttir
The substance and application of the
Constitution‘s Article 15
Project grant 500
Oddný Mjöll Arnardóttir The regulation of medical research - public
administration and the rights of participants
Project grant 500
Total: 1.000
ICELANDIC PENSION FUNDS ASSOCIATION 2008
Ólafur Ísleifsson Pension funds in the general labour market Project grant 1.000
Total: 1.000
JULES VERNE FUND 2008
Björn Þór Jónsson BrowSearch – Integrating Image Browsing and Searching
Collaboration grant
500
Brynjar Karlsson Analysis of the propagation of electric activity of the uterus for the prediction of preterm labour
Collaboration grant
500
Total: 1.000
ICELANDIC ROAD ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH FUND 2008
Haraldur Sigþórsson Road building profitability analysis of cost factors, distance and time values
Project grant 500
Total: 500
TOTAL: 99.228
Grants 2009:
Principal Investigator Project title Type of grant Allocated (Thous.
ISK)
41
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 Grant of excellence
24.600
Einar Steingrímsson Permutations, Patterns and Algebras Project grant 2.000
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
Humanoid Agents in Social Game Environments Grant of excellence
14.050
Hrafn Loftsson Improved tagging accuracy of Icelandic text Project grant 600
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: 80.229
STRATEGIC RESEARCH PROGRAMME FOR CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE AND RESEARCH CLUSTERS 2009
Kristinn R. Þórisson Icelandic Institute for Intelligent Machines Grant of excellence
55.000
Total: 55.000
THE EQUIPMENT FUND 2009
Björn Þór Jónsson og Herwig Lejsek
Research Facilities for Very Large Scale Video Retrieval
Equipment grant 2.980
Karl Ægir Karlsson In vivo/in vitro electrophysiology set-up Equipment grant 4.493
Karl Ægir Karlsson MHW-3 Hydraulic micromanipulator; NMN25 Micromanipulator; PC-10 pipette puller; 4. MF-900 Microforge; 5.Grass Stimulus isolation unit; 6. Grass Rack; 7. SZ51 Olympus stereo microscope; 8. Epiflourescence unit; 9. Thermo Scientific Microtome
Equipment grant 5.809
Kristinn R. Þórisson, Eric Nivel og Ari K. Jónsson
Computing Power Equipment grant 2.033
Ólafur E. Sigurjónsson og Karl Ægir Karlsson
StepOne Real Time PCR system from Applied Biosystem
Equipment grant 1.575
Total: 16.890
THE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT FUND 2009
Halldór Guðfinnur Svavarsson
Eco-silica for skincare product - Prototypes Project grant 3.844
Haraldur Sigþórsson Interactive road markers Preparatory grant 750
42
Hjalti Harðarson Artificial Bird Pioneer grant 3.000
Þórður Helgason Finger rehabilitation system Project grant 7.900
Yngvi Björnsson Generic Casual Game-Playing Engine Prototype Pioneer grant 5.000
Total: 20.494
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ENERGY RESEARCH FUND 2009
Ásdís Hlökk Theodórsdóttir
EIA screening - project categories and threshold
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: 10.601
THE ICELANDIC RESEARCH FUND FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS 2009
Hilmar Finnsson/Yngvi Björnsson
Dynamic Search Methods in General Game Playing
Study grant 7.950
Sandra Martha Elfride Lyngdorf / Þórdís Ingadóttir
Compensation mechanisms and the European Court
Study grant 6.890
Total: 14.840
LANDSVIRKJUN ENERGY RESEARCH FUND 2009
Halldór G. Svavarsson New methods for making silicon solar-cells Project grant 2.250
Total: 2.250
BJARNI BENEDIKTSSON FUND 2009
Gunnar Þór Pétursson Derogations from fundamental freedoms - a methodological challenge
Project grant 500
Total: 500
ICELANDIC PENSION FUNDS ASSOCIATION 2009
Guðmundur Sigurðsson How do pension funds evaluate the loss of earning capacity of their members
Project grant 1.200
Total: 1.200
ICELANDIC ROAD ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH FUND 2009
Haraldur Sigþórsson Washboarding on gravel roads Project grant 300
Haraldur Sigþórsson The traffic safety effect of geothermal steam Project grant 1.000
Total: 1.300
TOTAL: 203.304
Grants 2010:
Principal Investigator Project title Type of grant Allocated (Thous.
ISK)
THE ICELANDIC RESEARCH FUND 2010
Andrei Manolescu Coulomb interaction and current flow in quantum devices
Project grant 6.380
43
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 Grant of excellence
24.600
Einar Steingrímsson Permutations, Patterns and Algebras Project grant 2.000
Guðni Th. Jóhannesson Threats to Iceland’s internal security, 1945-1991 Project grant 1.659
Hannes Högni Vilhjálmsson
Humanoid Agents in Social Game Environments Grant of excellence
12.650
Haraldur Sigþórsson An investigation into human behaviour related to
traffic culture
Preparatory grant 500
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 Earthquake research on Reykjanes peninsula Project grant 6.655
Rögnvaldur J. Sæmundsson
The Relationship between Aesthetic Design and Innovation Performance
Project grant 7.376
Sigurður Ingi Erlingsson Coherent population trapping as a probe of non-Markovian decay
Project grant 3.480
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 4.760
Total: 111.044
STRATEGIC RESEARCH PROGRAMME FOR CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE AND RESEARCH CLUSTERS 2010
Kristinn R. Þórisson Icelandic Institute for Intelligent Machines Grant of excellence
55.000
Total: 55.000
THE EQUIPMENT FUND 2010
RU School of Health and Education
Developing research infrastructure at School of Health and Education
Equipment grant 5.000
Ármann Gylfason Optical detection systems for fluid dynamics research
Equipment grant 7.372
Slawomir Koziel Computing cluster for high-performance distributed electromagnetic/aerodynamic simulation
Equipment grant 2.476
Total: 14.848
THE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT FUND 2010
Halldór Guðfinnur Svavarsson
Eco-silica for skincare product - Prototypes Project grant 3.500
Hjalti Harðarson Artificial Bird Pioneer grant 5.000
Þórður Helgason Finger rehabilitation system Project grant 6.700
Total: 15.200
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ENERGY RESEARCH FUND 2010
44
Guðrún Sævarsdóttir Potential energetic and economic advantages of lithium battery manufacturing using low grade heat and renewable energy in Iceland
Project grant 1.500
Total: 1.500
THE ICELANDIC RESEARCH FUND FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS 2010
Birna Baldursdóttir / Inga Dóra Sigfúsdóttir
The Impact of Physical Activity on Adolescent´s Mental Health and Quality of Life
Study grant 7.950
Björg Guðjónsdóttir / Þórður Helgason
Use of ultrasound current source density imaging (UCSDI) to monitor activity and electrical stimulation of muscles
Study grant 840
Haukur Pálmason / Björn Þór Jónsson
Automatic Genre Classification of Icelandic Music
Study grant 840
Jón Ingi Sveinbjörnsson / Bjarni V. Halldórsson
Algorithms and Software for Complex Genetic Variants
Study grant 6.095
Total: 15.725
LANDSVIRKJUN ENERGY RESEARCH FUND 2010
Guðrún A. Sævarsdóttir Relative permeabilities of two phase flow in geothermal reservoirs
Project grant 1.500
Halldór Guðfinnur Svavarsson
New methods for making silicon solar-cells Project grant 750
Total: 2.250
ICELANDIC ROAD ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH FUND 2010
Haraldur Sigþórsson The traffic safety effect of geothermal steam from Hellisheiði
Project grant 500
Total: 500
NATIONAL ENERGY AURTHORITY’S FUND 2010
Haraldur Sigþórsson The profitability of road construction in a new light
Project grant 750
Guðrún Svavarsdóttir Potential economic and environmental advantage in direct use of geothermal heat in Lithium-Ion battery production
Project grant 2.300
Total: 3.050
HOUSING FINANCING FUND 2010
Ásdís Hlökk Theodórsdóttir
Planning of residential development in the Reykjavik fringe 2000-2009
Project grant 2.000
Samtals: 2.000
TOTAL: 221.117
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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 well-
cited 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
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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.