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The Thailand Research Fund (TRF) assessed research outcomes of universities in Thailand. Seventy-eight (78) faculties/institutes from 26 universities in Thailand participated in this pilot project. Three indicators were used in assessing the research outcomes:
Indicator 1: Equivalent International Journal Papers / Faculty member
Indicator 2: Impact Factor / Faculty Member
Indicator 3: Equivalent International Journal Papers.
According to the 3 indicators, the participating faculties/institutes were classified into 5 levels: Level 5 – Very Good, Level 4 – Good, Level 3 – Adequate, Level 2 – Needs Improvement, and Level 1 – Needs Improvement Urgently.
TRF released the assessment results on October 1, 2007. Among the 13 participating faculties/institutes in engineering disciplines, Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology (SIIT), Thammasat University, was the only institute receiving the highest rating of “Level 5” (Very Good) for Indicators 1 and 2. For Indicator 3, SIIT of Thammasat University and the Faculty of Engineering of King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi were the two with “Level 5” (Very Good) rating.
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| Type of Papers |
Number |
| International Journal Papers in ISI Database |
35 |
International Journal Papers in Other Databases and
International Journals Recognized by TRF |
14 |
| Journal Papers in National Journals Recognized by TRF |
12 |
| Journals Papers in Journals Published by a University/Society |
2 |
| International Conference Papers |
89 |
| National Conference Papers |
15 |
| Total |
167 |
| Total Number of Faculty Members |
57 |
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| Indicators |
Scores of 13 Participating Engineering
Faculties from Thailand |
Assessment Results |
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Maximum |
Minimum |
Standard Deviation |
Scores of SIIT |
Level |
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Equivalent International Journal Papers / Faculty Member |
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0.232 |
1.108 |
0.038 |
0.279 |
1.108 |
5 |
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Impact Factor/Faculty Member |
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0.084 |
0.386 |
0.006 |
0.106 |
0.386 |
5 |
| 3. |
Equivalent International Journal Papers |
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24.137 |
63.686 |
1.333 |
23.507 |
63.149 |
5 |
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| a) |
Level 5 = Very Good, 4 = Good, 3 = Adequate, 2 = Needs Improvement, 1 = Needs Improvement Urgently
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| b) |
The numbers of equivalent international journal papers are calculated as follows: |
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International Journal Papers in ISI Database X 1.0 |
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International Journal Papers in Other Databases and International Journals Recognized by TRF X 3/4 |
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Papers in National Journals Recognized by TRF X 1/2 |
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Papers in Journals Published by a University/Society in Thailand X 1/4 |
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International Conference Papers X 1/3 |
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National Conference Papers X 1/6 |
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The number of authors who co-published the paper and the authors’ affiliations were also weighted in calculating the number of equivalent international journal papers.
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Impact Factor of a journal is a measure of the frequency with which the “average article” in the journal has been cited in a particular year. The number of authors who co-published the paper and the authors’ affiliations were also weighted in calculating the Impact Factor of journal papers.
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Indicator 3 is the total number of equivalent international journal papers published in 2005 by all the faculty members of each participating faculty. |
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