Evaluation of research in the humanities in Norway

(1)

Evaluation of research in the humanities in Norway

Publication and research personnel. Statistics and

(2)

(3)

Evaluation of research in the humanities in Norway

Publication and research personnel. Statistics and

(4)

Report 2016:14

Published by Nordic Institute for Studies in Innovation, Research and Education (NIFU)

Address P.O. Box 2815 Tøyen, NO-0608 Oslo. Office address: Økernveien 9, NO-0653 Oslo.

Project No. 12820649

Front cover figure Most frequently appearing words in the publication titles within humanities, 2011-2015.

Customer The Research Council of Norway Address P.O Box 564, NO-1327 Lysaker

Print Link Grafisk

ISBN 978-82-327-0190-2

ISSN 1892-2597 (online)

www.nifu.no

(5)

Preface

This report is an appendix report to the main report containing publication and research personnel statistics and analyses of the humanities. The report contains publication indicators at panel-levels, based on data of the included researchers and their field- affiliations. In addition, it includes data on the research personnel. We refer to the main report for descriptions of the data and method underlying the analyses. The report includes numerous tables. Within the scope of the project, we have not been able to give detailed comments on all indicators presented. Rather, we give some examples of how the tables should be read and comment on major patterns.

(6)

(7)

1 Panel 7 - Religion and Theology

1.1 Publication analysis

In total, a personnel of 277 people have been included in the evaluation of Religion and Theology. The analysis below contains publication statistics for the selected personnel. The methods and principles applied in the analysis are described in the main report. It should be recalled that the analysis is limited to the publications which have been published by the included staff at the institutions during the period 2011-2015, and which are credited the institutions through the Norwegian performance-based funding system (i.e. the institute/department is listed as an author address). This means that for newly appointed personnel, none or very few of their publications may have been included.

Table 1.1 provides an overview of the number of publications for the period 2011-2015. Altogether almost 1400 publications have been published during the period. There are annual fluctuations in the publication numbers, but with an increasing trend.

Table 1.1. Total number of publications, Religion and Theology, 2011-2015.

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total No people included Religion and Theology 265 224 296 289 324 1398 277 Source: Data: CRIStin. Calculations: NIFU.

Table 1.2 shows similar figures but using publication points as measure. In total 1879 publication points have been published.

Table 1.2. Total number of publication points, Religion and Theology, 2011-2015.

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total Religion and Theology 343 332 423 383 398 1879 Source: Data: CRIStin. Calculations: NIFU.

Table 1.3 contains selected key indicators on the publication activity of the selected departments and institutions. Norwegian School of Theology is the largest, both in terms of number of personnel (54) included and number of publication points (417) by this personnel. Of the units included, the

(9)

Department of Archaeology, History, Cultural Studies and Religion at UiB has the highest proportion of publications in channels classified as the most prestigious (level 2), 58 per cent. The proportion of the publications with English as publication language varies across the units, with an average of 53 per cent, which is slightly below the average for humanities in total (57 per cent).

The table also shows the proportion of the included personnel who have four or more publications or publication points during the period. This is an indication of the share of the personnel that are most active as researchers. However, as described above, newly appointed personnel may have none or few of their publications included. Thus, the figure is also influenced by the recruitment of new staff, as well as the composition of the personnel (e.g. research follows vs. tenured personnel). A reverse indicator is the proportion of the included personnel with no scholarly publications during the period (according to the principles applied in the study). This proportion ranges from 0 to 40 per cent.

Table 1.3. Key indicators. Included departments and units. Religion and Theology, total 2011- 2015.

Institution/

faculty

Dep No

pub points

Prop level 2

Prop English lang

Prop journal articles

No inc people

Prop with 4 pub/pub points

Prop with 0 pub Ansgar University

College and Theological

Seminary Total 39 7% 46% 51% 10 60% 20%

Diakonhjemmet

University College Total 24 0% 34% 29% 8 50% 13%

Fjellhaug International

University College Total 98 12% 33% 75% 26 35% 23%

Hedmark University College

Dep of Humanities

13 5% 36% 29% 5 40% 40%

NLA University College Total 95 16% 31% 56% 25 36% 28%

Norwegian School of

Theology Total 417 17% 52% 57% 54 67% 7%

NTNU, Faculty of

humanities Total 77 56% 86% 46% 8 50% 13%

School of Mission and

Theology Total 181 30% 64% 60% 25 52% 36%

UiB Faculty of Humanities

Dep of Archaeology, History, Cultural

Studies and Religion 239 58% 71% 48% 21 62% 14%

UiO Faculty of

Humanities Total 53 41% 76% 21% 9 67% 22%

UiO Faculty of Theology Total 237 31% 58% 50% 41 49% 17%

UIS Faculty of Arts and

Education Total 42 26% 46% 65% 5 80% 0%

UiT Faculty of

(10)

Table 1.4 contains an overview of how the publication points are distributed at the level of institutions and sectors. Separate figures are given for the four largest institutions, measured as number of publication points within Religion and Theology (Norwegian School of Theology, UiO, UiB, and School of Mission and Theology). The four institutions together contribute to 60 per cent of the national publication output within Religion and Theology. Thus, there are also major contributions from other HE-institutions. The Norwegian School of Theology is the single largest contributor with a proportion of 22 per cent.

Table 1.4. Distribution of publication points by field and institution/sector, Religion and Theology, total 2011-2015. Proportions.

Field

Norwegian School of

Theology UiO UiB

School of Mission and Theology

Other HE- sector

Institute sector

Total No pub points

Religion and

Theology 22% 15% 13% 10% 40% 0% 100% 1879

Total Humanities

(all fields/units) 4% 29% 17% 2% 45% 3% 100%

Source: Data: CRIStin. Calculations: NIFU.

Table 1.5 shows how the publications are distributed by publication type and level. A majority of the publications within Religion and Theology are published in journals (54 per cent), while 41 per cent are book chapters. The overall proportion of level 2 publications is 27 per cent, which is above the national total for humanities (23 per cent). In the table, we have also calculated the proportion of level 2+

journal publications (proportion of publications in publication channels classified as level 2 in all the Nordic countries applying the Norwegian model). Here, the proportion is 7 per cent.

Table 1.5. Distribution of publications by field and publication type and level, Religion and Theology, total 2011-2015. Proportions.

Field Proportion

of

monographs

Proportion of

book chapters

Proportion of journal articles

Proportion of level 2 publications

Proportion of level 2+

journal publications*

Religion and

Theology 6% 41% 54% 27% 7%

Total Humanities (all

fields/units) 5% 42% 53% 23% 8%

*) Proportion of publications in publication channels classified as level 2 in all the Nordic countries applying the Norwegian model.

The publications are distributed across a large number of different journals, series and publishers.

Table 1.6a and b give the publication counts for the most frequently used journals and publishers for the period 2011–2015. From the list, one gets an overall impression of the research profile of institutions and faculties. On the top of the list, we find the series Kyrkjefag Profil. The table also shows the distribution (national vs international) of the publication channels, based on information from CRIStin. The latter classification is however tentative, there are borderline cases which make the classification difficult, and sometimes the classification may appear questionable. In addition, the table

(11)

contains information on the (main) publication language of the publication channels, as well as their level in the Norwegian publication model (level 1 or 2).

Table 1.6a. Journal and publisher frequencies. Total, Religion and Theology, 2011-2015.

Journal/Publisher Level (1/2) Distribution Language Ansgar Univ Coll Diakonhjemmet Univ Coll Fjellhaug International University College Hedmark Univ Coll NLA Univ Coll Norw School of Theology NTNU, Fac of hum School of Mission and Theology Total

Kyrkjefag Profil 1 National Nor/Scand 15 12 6 1 71

Portal forlag 1 National Nor/Scand 11 5 1 52

Tapir Akademisk Forlag 1 National Various 1 4 1 6 16 5 40

Teologisk Tidsskrift 1 National Nor/Scand 5 13 3 39

Routledge 2 Internasjonal English 1 1 1 28

Universitetsforlaget 1 National Nor/Scand 1 7 28

Regnum Books 1 National English 2 4 1 18 2 27

Verbum Akademisk 1 National Nor/Scand 1 15 3 27

Ashgate 2 Internasjonal English 1 1 5 2 26

Cappelen Damm Akademisk 1 National Nor/Scand 6 1 24

Kirke og kultur 1 National Nor/Scand 2 1 5 24

Norsk tidsskrift for misjonsvitenskap 1 National Various 2 8 1 7 3 23

Akademika forlag 1 National Various 8 6 3 2 22

THEOFILOS 1 National Various 10 4 3 3 21

DIN: Religionsvitenskapelig tidsskrift 1 National Nor/Scand 1 20

Prismet bok 1 National Nor/Scand 1 1 15 1 20

Peter Lang Publishing Group 1 National English 1 5 2 7 19

Tidsskrift for praktisk teologi 1 National Nor/Scand 2 2 1 11 1 19

Brill Academic Publishers 2 Internasjonal English 1 1 1 14

Gyldendal Akademisk 1 National Nor/Scand 4 10 14

Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht 2 Internasjonal English 3 14

Novus Forlag 1 National Nor/Scand 2 3 13

Numen 2 Internasjonal English 13

Fagbokforlaget 1 National Nor/Scand 1 5 1 2 12

LIT Verlag 2 Internasjonal English 5 2 5 12

Palgrave Macmillan 2 Internasjonal Various 1 1 12

Prismet 1 National Nor/Scand 3 3 12

Studia Theologica 2 Internasjonal English 3 2 3 12

Unipub forlag 1 National Nor/Scand 1 12

Bloomsbury Academic 1/2 Internasjonal English 2 11

Brill Handbooks on Contemporary

Religion 2 Internasjonal English 1 11

Mohr Siebeck 2 Internasjonal English 7 1 2 11

Pickwick Publications 1 Internasjonal English 1 4 2 11

Tidsskrift for teologi og kirke 1 National Nor/Scand 1 6 1 11

Alternative Spirituality and Religion

(12)

Table 1.6b. Journal and publisher frequencies. Total, Religion and Theology, 2011-2015.

Journal/Publisher Level (1/2) Distribution Language UiB Fac of Hum UiO Fac of Hum UiO Fac of Theology UIS Fac of Arts & Edu UiT Fac of Hum, Soc & Education Univ of Agder Volda Univ Coll Total

Kyrkjefag Profil 1 National Nor/Scand 3 3 34 71

Portal forlag 1 National Nor/Scand 1 1 30 3 52

Tapir Akademisk Forlag 1 National Various 4 1 1 3 40

Teologisk Tidsskrift 1 National Nor/Scand 8 1 8 1 39

Routledge 2 Internasjonal English 16 3 6 28

Universitetsforlaget 1 National Nor/Scand 7 1 3 5 6 28

Regnum Books 1 National English 27

Verbum Akademisk 1 National Nor/Scand 2 5 1 27

Ashgate 2 Internasjonal English 4 2 7 1 1 2 26

Cappelen Damm Akademisk 1 National Nor/Scand 1 1 3 2 10 24

Kirke og kultur 1 National Nor/Scand 10 2 2 2 24

Norsk tidsskrift for misjonsvitenskap 1 National Various 1 2 23

Akademika forlag 1 National Various 3 3 22

THEOFILOS 1 National Various 1 21

DIN: Religionsvitenskapelig tidsskrift 1 National Nor/Scand 10 1 5 3 20

Prismet bok 1 National Nor/Scand 1 1 20

Peter Lang Publishing Group 1 National English 2 1 1 19

Tidsskrift for praktisk teologi 1 National Nor/Scand 1 1 19

Brill Academic Publishers 2 Internasjonal English 9 1 1 1 14

Gyldendal Akademisk 1 National Nor/Scand 1 14

Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht 2 Internasjonal English 9 2 14

Novus Forlag 1 National Nor/Scand 1 2 1 1 2 1 13

Numen 2 Internasjonal English 8 1 4 13

Fagbokforlaget 1 National Nor/Scand 3 12

LIT Verlag 2 Internasjonal English 12

Palgrave Macmillan 2 Internasjonal Various 1 1 5 3 12

Prismet 1 National Nor/Scand 1 2 3 12

Studia Theologica 2 Internasjonal English 3 1 12

Unipub forlag 1 National Nor/Scand 1 9 1 12

Bloomsbury Academic 1/2 Internasjonal English 3 1 4 1 11

Brill Handbooks on Contemporary

Religion 2 Internasjonal English 3 1 6 11

Mohr Siebeck 2 Internasjonal English 1 11

Pickwick Publications 1 Internasjonal English 1 1 2 11

Tidsskrift for teologi og kirke 1 National Nor/Scand 2 1 11

Alternative Spirituality and Religion

Review 1 Internasjonal English 1 1 8 10

Equinox Publishing 2 National English 3 4 9

Oxford University Press 2 Internasjonal English 2 1 4 9

Peeters Publishers 2 Internasjonal English 1 1 5 8

Religion 2 Internasjonal English 7 8

Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft und

die Kunde der älteren Kirche 2 National English 1 1 3 1 7

Neue Zeitschrift Für Systematische

Theologie und Religionsphilosophie 2 Internasjonal English 2 1 7

Continuum 2 Internasjonal English 5 7

*) Threshold level: More than 9 publications (total). Level 2 channels: more than 6 publications.

Table 1.7 shows that approximately half of the publications within Religion and Theology have English as publication language (54 per cent).

(13)

Table 1.7. Distribution of publications by field and publication language. Religion and Theology, total 2011-2015. Proportions.

Field Norwegian/Scandinavian English Other

languages No

publications

Religion and Theology 44% 54% 2% 1398

Total Humanities (all

fields/units) 37% 57% 6% 8798

As part of the analysis, we have also investigated the frequency of open access (OA) publishing within Religion and Theology. Generally, publications can be openly available when published in open access journals or books (so call “gold” OA), through self-archiving (e.g. institutional repositories) or by author payment in so-called hybrid journals. Due to lack of data, it is not possible to examine the total incidence of open access publishing covering all these alternative publishing models. However, in the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) there is a list of pure OA journals (gold). Based on this list, we have calculated the proportion of articles published in OA journals. The results are given in Table 1.8.

Overall, 4 per cent of the journal articles within Religion and Theology were published in gold open access journals. It should be noted that the frequency of OA journals generally is higher in some fields than in others, and this probably explains some of the variance at field level.

Table 1.8. Number of journal articles and proportion in Open Access (OA) journals, Religion and Theology, total 2011-2015.

Field Number of

journal articles

Proportion in OA-journals

Religion and Theology 750 4%

Total Humanities (all fields/units) 4678 8%

We have also analysed the collaboration patterns of Religion and Theology using data on co-

authorship. As described in the main report, co-authorship is generally much more common in natural sciences/medicine than in social sciences/humanities. In many humanities fields, the proportion of co- authored publications is very low and it is less common to write a publication together with other researchers.

Table 1.9 shows the proportion of the publications that involve national collaboration manifested by co-

(14)

Table 1.9. Collaboration. Proportion of publications with external national and international co- authors, Religion and Theology, total 2011-2015.

publications

Proportion of publications with external national co- authors

Proportion of publications with

international co-authors*

Religion and Theology 1398 8% 7%

Total Humanities (all fields/units) 8798 8% 14%

*) Based on 2015 publications, only.

In the final table (1.10), we have shown how the publication activity is distributed at the level of individual/research personnel. One of the columns gives the average publication productivity of the personnel, measured as total number of publication points for the period 2011-2015 per person.

Overall, the personnel within Religion and Theology have published 8.2 publication points per person, which is 39 per cent above the average for humanities in total (5.9).

In the table, we have added an additional variable: the gender of the publishing authors. Overall, 22 per cent of the Religion and Theology publication points were published by female scholars. This is clearly below the national average for the humanities which is 36 per cent. Of the publishing authors, the female proportion is 28 per cent.

Table 1.10. Average publication productivity of the personnel. Female proportions, Religion and Theology, total 2011-2015.

people with publications

Avg

publication point per person

Female proportion –

publishing authors

Female proportion –

publication points

Religion and Theology 230 8.2 28% 22%

Total Humanities (all fields/units) 1714 5.9 42% 36%

(15)

1.2 Research personnel

The composition of the staff is analysed in terms of academic positions and degrees, as well as gender. Note that there are two populations of researchers described in this chapter – the researchers selected for evaluation in Religion and Theology, and the total number of staff at the departments/

institutions participating in the evaluation.

Table 1.11 shows the number of research staff at the departments and institutions selected for evaluation within Religion and Theology, as well as the number of researchers participating in the evaluation. There were a total of 279 researchers selected for evaluation in Religion and Theology.

They were affiliated in 15 departments and institutions. Several of these departments also had researchers in other evaluation panels – this information is included in footnotes in table 1.11.

Table 1.11 Research personnel¹ at units selected for the evaluation of Religion and Theology by department: 2015².

Institution Dep.

Researchers included in the evaluation

Percent personnel in Religion and Theology

N (Total research staff) Ansgar University

College and Theological Seminary

Total 10 4 % 13

Diakonhjemmet University College

Total 8 3 % 24

Fjellhaug International University College

Total 26 9 % 14

Dep of Humanities 5 2 % 43

NLA University College Total 25 9 % 122

Norwegian School of Theology

Total 54 19 % 71

NTNU, Faculty of humanities

Dep of Philosophy and Religious studies

8 3 % 35

School of Mission and Theology

Total 25 9 % 24

Department of Archaeology, History, Cultural Studies and Religion

21 8 % 82

UiO Faculty of Humanities

Dep of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages

9 3 % 87

UiO Faculty of Theology Total 41 15 % 43

UIS Faculty of Arts and Education

Total 5 2 % 232

(16)

Please note that not all the 279 researchers where found at the appointed departments in the Register of research personnel for 2015. Some of them have part time positions, such as adjunct professor, and thus have their main position at another Norwegian institution or abroad. The date of entry for the register is October 1^st 2015, and some of the selected researchers were not employed at this date.

29 persons were not found in the Register of research personnel by 01.10.2015. Among them were the personnel at Fjellhaug’s branch in Copenhagen. Seven persons selected for evaluation had a dual position with their main position outside the selected institutions.

The tables 1.12 and 1.13 show the distribution of researchers Religion and Theology, as well as total research staff at the selected departments, by position. The majority of the selected researchers are professors, i.e. full professors, associate professors or assistant professors. Deans and heads of departments are also included in this group.

(17)

Table 1.12 Researchers within Religion and Theology by position: 2015¹. Percent.

Institution Dep. Profes-

sor level²

Post.

Docs³

Recruit- ment positions⁴

Lec- turers⁵

Other posit-

ions⁶

Total

Ansgar University College and

Theological Seminary

Total 60 % 0 % 10 % 30 % 0 % 10

Total 63 % 0 % 25 % 13 % 0 % 8

Total 62 % 0 % 12 % 27 % 0 % 26

Dep of Humanities 60 % 0 % 0 % 40 % 0 % 5

NLA University College Total 56 % 0 % 4 % 32 % 8 % 25

Total 65 % 13 % 2 % 13 % 7 % 54

88 % 0 % 0 % 13 % 0 % 8

Total 52 % 8 % 32 % 4 % 4 % 25

48 % 14 % 38 % 0 % 0 % 21

67 % 22 % 11 % 0 % 0 % 9

UiO Faculty of Theology

Total 49 % 15 % 34 % 2 % 0 % 41

Total 100 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 5

UiT Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences and Education

Dep of History and Religious Studies

71 % 0 % 29 % 0 % 0 % 7

Other units 75 % 0 % 0 % 25 % 0 % 4

University of Agder Faculty of Humanities and Education

61 % 11 % 11 % 11 % 6 % 18

Volda University College

Total 62 % 0 % 31 % 8 % 0 % 13

(18)

Table 1.13 Research personnel at the units selected for evaluation in Religion and Theology by position: 2015¹. Percent.

Institution Dep. Professor

level²

Post.

Docs³

Recruit- ment positions⁴

Lectur- ers⁵

Total

Ansgar University College and

Theological Seminary

Total 54 % 8 % 0 % 38 % 13

Total 42 % 0 % 42 % 17 % 24

Total 36 % 0 % 0 % 64 % 14

Dep of Humanities 44 % 2 % 16 % 37 % 43

NLA University College Total 33 % 0 % 2 % 65 % 122

Total 46 % 11 % 25 % 17 % 71

63 % 14 % 20 % 3 % 35

Total 46 % 8 % 33 % 13 % 24

54 % 13 % 30 % 2 % 82

48 % 18 % 25 % 8 % 87

UiO Faculty of Theology

Total 44 % 16 % 33 % 7 % 43

Total 40 % 12 % 14 % 34 % 232

52 % 7 % 41 % 0 % 29

Other units .. .. .. .. ..

47 % 3 % 11 % 39 % 145

Total 36 % 0 % 11 % 53 % 53

Total Religion and Theology (included units) 44 % 8 % 18 % 30 % 1017

1Preliminary figures.

2The category professor level includes full professor, associate professor, academic leaders (employed Deans and Chairs/Heads of departments) and university college docents, as well as senior researchers in the institute sector. Adjunct professors (professor II) are not included in the table.

3TPost.docs also include researchers affiliated in projects, mainly externally funded.

4The category “Recruitment positions” includes research fellows and research assistants.

5The category “Lecturers” includes senior lecturers, university lecturers and college lectures, as well as researchers without doctoral level competence in the Institute sector.

Source: NIFU, Register of Research Personnel

(19)

Table 1.14 Research personnel at units selected for the evaluation in Religion and Theology holding a doctoral degree¹ by department: 2015². Percent.

Institution Dep. All researchers within

Religion and Theology

All researchers at selected institute

Holds a doctoral

degree

N Holds a doctoral degree

N

Ansgar University College and Theological Seminary

Total 33 % 2 38 % 5

Total 60 % 3 50 % 7

Total 27 % 3 21 % 3

Dep of Humanities 40 % 2 53 % 19

NLA University College Total 63 % 10 29 % 35

Total 79 % 34 72 % 38

83 % 5 75 % 21

Total 92 % 12 81 % 13

85 % 11 89 % 51

86 % 6 82 % 53

UiO Faculty of Theology Total 85 % 22 79 % 23

Total 100 % 3 49 % 97

80 % 4 65 % 11

Other units .. .. .. ..

73 % 11 52 % 67

Total 70 % 7 38 % 18

Total Religion and Theology (included units) 73 % 135 55 % 461

1The table shows the share of the research personnel that held a doctoral degree in 2015. Recruitment positions, PhD students and research assistants are not included. Note that the numbers of doctoral degree holders might

(20)

Table 1.15 Female research personnel at units selected for the evaluation of Religion and Theology by department: 2015¹. Percent.

Institution Dep.

All researchers within Religion and

Theology

All researchers at selected institute

Share of

women N Share of

women N

Ansgar University College and Theological Seminary

Total

10 % 1 46 % 6

Total

75 % 6 63 % 15

Total

4 % 1 14 % 2

Dep of Humanities

40 % 2 63 % 27

NLA University College Total 4 % 1 46 % 56

Total

26 % 14 42 % 30

Dep of Philosophy and

Religious studies 25 % 2 23 % 8

Total

44 % 11 54 % 13

Department of Archaeology, History, Cultural Studies and

Religion 43 % 9 38 % 31

Dep of Culture Studies

and Oriental Languages 67 % 6 51 % 44

UiO Faculty of Theology Total 44 % 18 44 % 19

Total

20 % 1 63 % 147

Dep of History and

Religious Studies 43 % 3 34 % 10

Other units .. .. .. ..

University of Agder Faculty of Humanities and

Education 39 % 7 52 % 76

Total

38 % 5 55 % 29

Total Religion and Theology (included units) 31 % 87 50 % 513

1Preliminary figures

Source: NIFU, Register of research personnel

(21)

Figure 1.1 Women and men on the academic career path within Religion and Theology and at the institutions selected for evaluation in this field: 2015¹.

1Preliminary figures

Source: NIFU, Register of research personnel 0

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

Research fellow

Lecturer Postdoctor/

researcher

Associate professor

Full professor

Evaluated units, Women Evaluated units, Men

Religion and Theology, Women Religion and Theology, Men

(22)

Evaluation of research in the humanities in Norway

Evaluation of research in the humanities in Norway

Publication and research personnel. Statistics and

Evaluation of research in the humanities in Norway

Publication and research personnel. Statistics and

Preface

Contents

1 Panel 7 - Religion and Theology

1.1 Publication analysis

1.2 Research personnel