Research Productivity of Australian Planning Academics: A Bibliometric Analysis. (March 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Pojani, Dorina; Olvera-Garcia, Jaime; Sipe, Neil; Byrne, Jason
• Is Part Of: Journal of planning education and research. Volume 42:Number 1(2022)
• Page Start: 90
• Page End: 101
• Publication Date: 2022-03
• Subjects: citation analysis -- bibliometrics -- research performance -- planning academia -- Australia; Análisis de citas bibliográficas -- bibliometría -- desempeño en investigación -- planificación urbana en la academia; 引用分析 -- 文献计量学 -- 研究绩效 -- 规划学术界 -- 澳大利亚; Regional planning -- Study and teaching -- United States -- Periodicals; City planning -- Study and teaching -- United States -- Periodicals; 307.12
• DOI: 10.1177/0739456X18804330
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0739-456X

Abstract

The development of global metrics for evaluating university research performance has been accompanied by increasing attention to key performance metrics for individual disciplines. This paper examines research performance metrics for Australian planning academics. It addresses questions related to programs, staff, publications, and citations. The main findings are the following: Wide gender gaps exist in Australian planning academia; the mean number of publications is 36 per person, or 3 per person per year; the mean number of citations is 527 per person, or 48 per person per year; and planning journal impact factors are low (less than 3).