Evaluation of the research groups in the field of agriculture, forestry, fisheries and food industry in Slovenia and in comparable countries

Raziskovalci se prilagajajo spreminjajočim se pravilom, ki usmerjajo odločitve o poteku in ciljih raziskovalnega dela ter projektih in so vezani na financiranje s strani raziskovalnih agencij. Če so raziskovalne agencije dovolj globoko uveljavljene in sprejete kot posredniki med znanstveno politiko in znanstveno skupnostjo, ima vsaka odločitev, ki jo sprejmejo, lahko podoben učinek kot neposredne spremembe v sistemu financiranja. Raziskovalci in njihove organizacije lahko prilagajajo svoje vedenje in organizacijo do novih zahtev raziskovalnih agencij na različne načine, ki pa ne vplivajo negativno na njihovo raziskovalno delovanja.
 
Zato je pomembno najti mehanizme, ki bi omogočali korektno presojo kvalitete in odličnosti znanstvenega raziskovanja, ki pa bi istočasno upoštevali tudi značilnosti posamezne vede oz. znanstvenega področja. Te mehanizme lahko najdemo na različne načine. Vede lahko primerjamo med seboj glede na različne scientometrijske, bibliometrijske in tudi informetrijske kazalnike. Druga možnost je v mednarodni primerjavi, kjer primerjamo raziskovalne skupine z istih raziskovalnih področjih v primerljivih državah.
 
S pomočjo bibliometrijskih kazalcev pridobiti podatke o raziskovalnih dosežkih na področju biotehnike v primerljivih državah Evropske unije.
Pregled sedanjega sistema izbire recenzentov na področju projektov s področja biotehnike in primerjava z drugimi vedami.
Analizo informacijskega vedenja in uporabe informacijskih virov s strani raziskovalcev
Na osnovi teh analiz bi pripravili osnutke priporočil za oblikovanje dodatnih/ustreznejših meril in načinov ugotavljanja odličnosti, kakovosti projektov in prenos v prakso. To bi bila tudi osnova za predlog načrta aktivnosti za prihodnji razvoj raziskovanja na področju biotehnike ( kmetijstva, gozdarstva, ribištva in živilstva) v Sloveniji.

Scientists adapt to changing rules that follow decisions about the progress and objectives of the research work and projects and are tied to funding by Research agencies. If research agencies are deeply rooted as intermediaries, every decision they take can have a similar effect as a direct change in the funding system. Researchers and their organ­isations are highly able to adapt their behaviour and organi­sation to new external requirements in ways that do not affect their pattern of activity, quality of research activities.
 
Therefore, it is important to find a mechanism that would allow a correct assessment of the quality and excellence of scientific research, but at the same time to take into account the characteristics of the individual sciences or scientific field . These mechanisms can be found in a variety of ways. Studies can compare them by using different scientometric, bibliometric and informetric indicators. Alternatively also an international comparison can be done, which compare nationa research groups with the research group within the same research areas in comparable countries.
 
Three methods will be used in this project:
1 With the bibliometric indicators information on the research achievements in the field of biotechnology in comparable countries of the European Union, will be obtained.
2 Overview of the current system of selection of reviewers of projects in the field of biotechnology and comparison with other disciplines will be done.
3 Analysis in the form of survey of information behavior and use of information resources by researchers.
 
Based on these analyzes draft recommendations will be prepared for the creation of additional / more appropriate criteria and method of assessing excellence, quality research projects and transfer into practice. It would also be the basis for a plan of action for the future development of research in the field of biotechnology in Slovenia.