Performance analysis of the scientific and research activities in the field of natural science in Slovenia

Raziskovalna dejavnost in njen razvoj predstavljata pomemben dejavnik za oblikovanje raziskovalne politike v Slovenji in širše. Več vlaganj v raziskovalno dejavnost prinaša tudi boljše učinke na gospodarski in družbeni razvoj. Analiza raziskovalne dejavnosti je vse prej kot enostavna. Pri analizi raziskovalne dejavnosti je treba upoštevati več dejavnikov, kot so prejeta finančna sredstva, ki so ključnega pomena, predmet proučevanja pa so tudi raziskovalci in raziskovalke, univerze, inštituti in druge raziskovalne organizacije ter njihovi rezultati. V zadnjem času je vse več bibliometričnih analiz, ki kažejo uspešnost tako posameznih raziskovalcev kot tudi inštitucij, ki opravljajo raziskovalno dejavnost. Namen magistrskega dela je analizirati uspešnost raziskovalcev s podrobnejšo primerjavo med raziskovalci javno raziskovalnih zavodov in javno visokošolskih zavodov. V raziskavi smo se osredotočili na področje naravoslovja. Cilj magistrskega dela je ugotoviti, v kakšnem položaju so raziskovalci, zaposleni v javnih visokošolskih zavodih v primerjavi z raziskovalci, zaposlenimi v javno raziskovalnih zavodih, glede na različne parametre merjenja uspešnosti. V magistrskem delu smo primerjali podatke, zajete s SICRIS baze na dva načina. Na eni strani so preračunani podatki po številu oseb, na drugi strani pa so podatki preračunani na ekvivalent polnega delovnega časa le za raziskovalno delo. Ugotovili smo, da so raziskovalci, zaposleni v javnih visokošolskih zavodih v neenakopravnem položaju v primerjavi z znanstveniki, zaposlenimi v javnih raziskovalnih zavodih.. Zbrani podatki in rezultati bodo služili kot pomoč pri pripravi enakovrednejšega sistema ocenjevanja raziskovalcev ne glede na to, kje opravljajo svojo dejavnost.Research activity and its development are an important factor for creating research policies in Slovenia and abroad. Increased investment in research activities also positively affects both economic and political development. The analysis of the research activities is anything but simple. When analyzing the performance of the research activity it is necessary to consider several factors, such as incoming funds, which are crucial, as well as scientists and researchers, universities, institutes and other research organizations, along with their results. Lately, an increased number of bibliometrics analyses have been carried out, showing how well individual researchers and also the institutes, conducting research activities, have performed. The purpose of the master\u27s thesis is to analyze the performance of researchers with a more detailed comparison between the researchers of public research institutes and public higher education institutions. The research was focused on natural science. Depending on the different parameters of performance measurement the goal of the master\u27s thesis is to determine the position of researchers employed in public higher education institutions in comparison to researchers employed by public research institutions. In the master\u27s thesis we compared the data gathered by the SICRIS database in two ways. On the one hand we had the data calculated according to the number of people, and on the other hand we had the data converted to the full-time equivalent only for research work. We found out that the researchers employed in public higher education institutions are in an unequal position compared to the scientists working in public research institutes. The data collected along with the results will assist in preparing a more equal evaluation system for researchers, regardless of where they perform their activities