Balanced аpproach to the evaluation of scientific research: methodology and implementation mechanisms

Project Goal

Develop a balanced approach to scientific research evaluation and create mechanisms for its implementation, along with recommendations for science policy development and research evaluation in Kazakhstan

About the Project

Project Supervisor

Alibekova Gulnaz Zhanatovna

PhD, Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Economics of the Committee of Science of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan

ORCID Profile: 0000-0003-3498-7926

Scopus Profile: 57190415127
WoS Profile: C-4952-2014

Project objectives

Stage 1, 2023

 
Investigate and systematize existing theoretical and methodological approaches to evaluating the effectiveness of scientific research. Explore current research evaluation models across different fields of knowledge. Summarize international experience in assessing scientific activities.

Stage 2, 2024

Retrospective analysis and assessment of science development in Kazakhstan: problems, trends, and path dependencies. Study factors of formation and development scientific careers in the Republic of Kazakhstan. To study the perception of the criteria for assessing scientific activity by research staff.

Stage 3, 2025

Identify the problems and opportunities within the current scientific research evaluation system. Develop a balanced approach to research evaluation, including an adaptive methodology for evaluating scientific research and scientific activity. Develop policy recommendations for the development and assessment of scientific research in Kazakhstan. Create a concept for proactive evaluation of scientific personnel.

Significance of the project

The research outcomes will contribute to international initiatives like DORA (2013), the Leiden Manifesto (2015), and the Metric Tide (2015), to the growing global debate on the challenges of using scientometric indicators to assess scientific research. The Tools to Advance Research Assessment (TARA) project is an international project aimed at developing new policies and methods for assessing research careers. DORA administers the TARA project in collaboration with the Center for Science and Technology Research at Leiden University in the Netherlands and the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago. The developments from this application will complement and expand DORA’s geographic reach to include Kazakhstan and eventually Central Asia countries.