Funding Ranking 2006: Institutions - Regions - Networks DFG Approvals and Other Basic Data on Publicly Funded Research

185 Pages·2008·2.35 MB·English

by  Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)

Deutsche
Forschungsgemeinschaft
German Research Foundation
Funding Ranking 2006
Institutions – Regions – Networks
DFG Awards and Other Basic Data
on Publicly Funded Research

Deutsche
Forschungsgemeinschaft
German Research Foundation
Funding Ranking 2006
Institutions – Regions – Networks
DFG Awards and Other Basic Data
on Publicly Funded Research

Contents
1. Introduction.......................................................................................................................10
2. Funding-BasedResearchIndicators—BasisandBackground.............................................13
2.1 Introduction.......................................................................................................................13
2.2 MethodologicalAspects.....................................................................................................14
2.2.1 ReportFocuses..................................................................................................................14
2.2.2 Subject-relatedandThematicClassification........................................................................14
2.2.3 InstitutionalClassificationofData......................................................................................16
2.3 Funding-basedResearchIndicators....................................................................................18
2.3.1 BasicData..........................................................................................................................18
2.3.2 Third-PartyFundingIndicators............................................................................................21
2.3.3 ScientificExpertiseandTop-levelResearchers.....................................................................29
2.3.4 InternationalAppeal..........................................................................................................32
2.3.5 Research-relatedCooperationActivitiesandNetworks.......................................................33
2.4 Summary...........................................................................................................................36
3. ResearchProfilesofHigherEducationInstitutionsandRegions...........................................43
3.1 Introduction.......................................................................................................................43
3.2 The40HEIswiththeHighestDFGFunding .......................................................................44
3.3 TheDevelopmentofRankingGroupAllocationsOverTime................................................46
3.4 TheFundingandResearchProfilesofHEIs..........................................................................48
3.4.1 ThematicProfilesofHEIs,BasedonDFGAwards................................................................50
3.4.2 ThematicProfileofHEIs,BasedonDirectR&DFundingbytheFederalGovernment...........52
3.4.3 ThematicProfilesofHEIs,BasedonR&DFundingintheSixthEUFramework
Programme........................................................................................................................55
3.5 RegionalResearchProfiles..................................................................................................57
3.6 Conclusions.......................................................................................................................61
4. IndicatorComparisonattheLevelofResearchandFundingArea.......................................63
4.1 IndicatorComparisonfortheHumanitiesandSocialSciences............................................64
4.1.1 TheHumanities..................................................................................................................64
4.1.2 SocialandBehaviouralSciences.........................................................................................68
4.2 ComparisonofIndicatorsintheLifeSciences.....................................................................72
4.2.1 Biology..............................................................................................................................72
4.2.2 Medicine...........................................................................................................................77
4.2.3 VeterinaryMedicine,AgricultureandForestry....................................................................79
4.3 IndicatorComparisonfortheNaturalSciences...................................................................81
4.3.1 Chemistry..........................................................................................................................81
4.3.2 Physics...............................................................................................................................84
4.3.3 Mathematics......................................................................................................................88
4.3.4 Geosciences.......................................................................................................................90
4.4 ComparisonofIndicatorsfortheEngineeringSciences......................................................93
4.4.1 MechanicalandIndustrialEngineering...............................................................................94
4.4.2 ThermalandProcessEngineering.......................................................................................98
4.4.3 MaterialScienceandEngineering....................................................................................100
4.4.4 ComputerScience,ElectricalandSystemEngineering......................................................104
4.4.5 ConstructionEngineeringandArchitecture......................................................................106
4.5 FundingbytheGermanGovernment,theEUandtheAiFinSelectedFieldsofResearch..106
5. Overview.........................................................................................................................114
5.1 IndicatorsUsedandReportFocuses.................................................................................114
5.2 IndicatorComparisonattheInstitutionalLevel.................................................................116
5.3 SummaryoftheGeneralFindings....................................................................................124
Contents
5.4 ConclusionsandOutlook.................................................................................................131
6. BibliographyandInformationSources..............................................................................133
7. Appendix.........................................................................................................................135
Tables
Table2-1: DFGsystemofreviewboards,researchareasandscientificdisciplines(2006)..............15
Table2-2: SchematicoverviewofthematicfundingareasasusedbytheGermangovernment
andwithintheEU’sSixthFrameworkProgramme.......................................................17
Table2-3: Totalnumberofprofessors/scientistsandacademics(asof2003)by
DFGresearcharea ...................................................................................................19
Table2-4: Currentexpenditureofhighereducationinstitutionsfrom2001to2003by
DFGresearcharea......................................................................................................20
Table2-5: Third-partyfundingincomeofhighereducationinstitutions2001to2003inrelation
tothetotalnumberofprofessors/scientistsandacademics(asof2003)by
DFGresearcharea....................................................................................................22
Table2-6: DFGfundingineachprogrammefrom2002to2004.................................................24
Table2-7: DFGawardstohighereducationinstitutions2002to2004inrelationtothetotal
numberofprofessors/scientistsandacademics(asof2003)byDFGresearcharea.......25
Table2-8: MostfrequentcountriesoforiginofAvHandDAADvisitingresearchers.....................34
Table2-9: NumberofDFGcoordinatedprogrammesfrom2002to2004byDFGresearcharea...36
Table2-10: IndicatorsoverviewI:Fundingsharesperinstitutiontype............................................38
Table2-11: IndicatorsoverviewII:FundingsharesbyDFGresearcharea........................................41
Table3-1: Rankinggroupcomparisonofhighereducationinstitutionswiththehighest
DFGfundingvolume2002to2004byscientificdiscipline..........................................45
Table3-2: Comparisonoftherankingsofthe40highereducationinstitutionswiththe
highestDFGfundingvolume2002to2004byreportingperiod.................................49
Table4-1: Summarisedcomparisonofindicatorsforthe20highereducationinstitutions
withthehighestDFGfundingvolumeinthehumanities............................................65
Table4-2: Summarisedcomparisonofindicatorsforthe20highereducationinstitutions
withthehighestDFGfundingvolumeinsocialandbehaviouralsciences.....................70
Table4-3: Summarisedcomparisonofindicatorsforthe20highereducationinstitutions
withthehighestDFGfundingvolumeinbiology........................................................74
Table4-4: Summarisedcomparisonofindicatorsforthe20highereducationinstitutions
withthehighestDFGfundingvolumeinmedicine.....................................................78
Table4-5: Summarisedcomparisonofindicatorsforthe20highereducationinstitutions
withthehighestDFGfundingvolumeinveterinarymedicine.agriculture
andforestry ............................................................................................................80
Table4-6: Summarisedcomparisonofindicatorsforthe20highereducationinstitutions
withthehighestDFGfundingvolumeinchemistry....................................................83
Table4-7: Summarisedcomparisonofindicatorsforthe20highereducationinstitutions
withthehighestDFGfundingvolumeinphysics........................................................85
Table4-8: Summarisedcomparisonofindicatorsforthe20highereducationinstitutions
withthehighestDFGfundingvolumeinmathematics...............................................87
Table 4-9: Summarised comparison of indicators for the 20 higher education institutions
with the highest DFG funding volume in geosciences.................................................91
Table 4-10: S ummarised comparison of indicators for the 20 higher education institutions
with the highest DFG funding volume in mechanical and industrial engineering..........95
Table 4-11: Summarised comparison of indicators for the 20 higher education institutions
with the highest DFG funding volume in thermal and process engineering..................99
Table 4-12: Summarised comparison of indicators for the 20 higher education institutions
with the highest DFG funding volume in material science and engineering................101
Contents Table 4-13: Summarised comparison of indicators for the 20 higher education institutions
with the highest DFG funding volume in computer science, electrical and
system engineering................................................................................................103
Table 4-14: Summarised comparison of indicators for the 20 higher education institutions
with the highest DFG funding volume in construction engineering and architecture..105
Table 4-15: T he 20 higher education institutions with the highest funding amounts in the
German government‘s „large-scale equipment for basic research“ funding area.......107
Table 4-16: The 20 higher education institutions with the highest funding amounts in federal
and EU biomedical funding areas.............................................................................109
Table 4-17: T he 20 higher education institutions with the highest funding amounts in the
federal funding areas of “aeronautical and space research”, “energy research
and energy technology” and “sustainable development”.........................................110
Table 4-18: The 20 higher education institutions with the highest funding amounts in federal
and EU funding areas in information technology......................................................111
Table 4-19: The 20 higher education institutions with the highest funding amounts in the
EU funding area of “nanotechnologies and nanosciences, knowledge-based
multifunctional materials, and new production processes and devices”.....................112
Table 4-20: T he 20 higher education institutions with the highest funding amounts in the
German Federation of Industrial Research Associations‘ (AiF)
collaborative industrial cooperative research programme (IGF)..................................113
Table 5-1: Summarised comparison of indicators for the 40 higher education institutions
with the highest DFG funding volumes in absolute terms.........................................118
Table 5-2: Summarised comparison of indicators for the 40 higher education institutions
with the highest DFG funding volumes in relative terms...........................................122
Figures
Figure 2-1: Third-party funding income of higher education institutions from 2001 to 2003
by source.................................................................................................................23
Figure 2-2: Direct R&D project funding by the German government 2002 to 2004
by thematic funding area (in percent)......................................................................27
Figure 2-3: Structure and budget of the Sixth EU Framework Programme: Three main blocks
of activities (in million euros)....................................................................................28
Figure 3-1: DFG awards 2002 to 2004 by higher education institution and research area..........47
Figure 3-2: Funding profile of higher education institutions based on DFG awards in 14
research areas..........................................................................................................51
Figure 3-3: Funding profile of higher education institutions based on direct R&D project
funding by the German government in 11 thematic funding areas..........................53
Figure 3-4: Funding profile of higher education institutions based on R&D funding within
the EU’s Sixth Framework Programme in 7 thematic funding areas...........................56
Figure 3-5: Regional distribution of DFG awards (2002 to 2004)................................................58
Figure 3-6: Regional distribution of direct R&D project funding by the German government
(2002 to 2004)........................................................................................................60
Figure 4-1: Research institutions participating in DFG coordinated programmes and
resulting collaborative relations in the humanities....................................................67
Figure 4-2: Research institutions participating in DFG coordinated programmes and
resulting collaborative relations in biology................................................................76
Figure 4-3: Research institutions participating in DFG coordinated programmes and
resulting collaborative relations in mathematics.......................................................89
Figure 4-4: Research institutions participating in DFG coordinated programmes and
resulting collaborative relations in mechanical and industrial engineering.................97
Tables in the appendix
Table A-1: Directory of DFG scientific disciplines, review boards and subject areas (2006).........136
Table A-2: S chematic overview of direct R&D project funding categories derived from
the system used by the German government.........................................................141
Table A-3: Concordance of the classification systems used by the Federal Statistical Office
for fields of teaching and research and by the DFG for scientific disciplines
and research areas................................................................................................142
Table A-4: Full-time professors by higher education institution and DFG scientific
discipline (2003)...................................................................................................144 Contents
Table A-5: Full-time scientists and academics staff by higher education institution
and DFG scientific discipline (2003).......................................................................146
Table A-6: Current expenditure from 2001 to 2003 by higher education institution
(in million euros)...................................................................................................148
Table A-7: Third-party funding income from 2001 to 2003 by higher education institution
and DFG research area (in million euros)................................................................150
Table A-8: DFG awards from 2002 to 2004 by higher education institution and research area
(in million euros)...................................................................................................152
Table A-9: DFG awards from 2002 to 2004 in relation to the total number of professors/
scientists and academics by higher education institution.........................................154
Table A-10: DFG awards from 2002 to 2004 in relation to the total number of professors/
scientists and academics by higher education institution: Humanities and
social sciences......................................................................................................156
Table A-11: D FG awards from 2002 to 2004 in relation to the total number of professors/
scientists and academics by higher education institution: Life sciences...................158
Table A-12: DFG awards from 2002 to 2004 in relation to the total number of professors/
scientists and academics by higher education institution: Natural sciences..............159
Table A-13: DFG awards from 2002 to 2004 in relation to the total number of professors/
scientists and academics by higher education institution: Engineering sciences........160
Table A-14: DFG awards from 2002 to 2004 by non-university research institution and
research area (in million euros)..............................................................................161
Table A-15: Funding profile of the 40 higher education institutions with the highest
DFG funding volumes, based on direct R&D project funding by the German
government between 2002 and 2004 (in million euros)..........................................166
Table A-16: Funding profile of the 40 higher education institutions with the highest
DFG funding volumes, based on participation in the Sixth EU’s Framework
Programme (in million euros)................................................................................167
Table A-17: DFG review board members by higher education institution and scientific discipline
(election period 2004 to 2007)..............................................................................168
Table A-18: D FG review board members by non-university research institution and scientific
discipline (election period 2004 to 2007)...............................................................170
Table A-19: DFG reviewers from 2002 to 2004 by higher education institution and
research area........................................................................................................171
Table A-20: DFG reviewers from 2002 to 2004 by non-university research institution and
research area........................................................................................................173
Table A-21: P rizewinners in the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Programme by higher education
institution and scientific discipline (1986 to 2005)..................................................176
Table A-22: Prizewinners in the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Programme by non-university
research institution and scientific discipline (1986 to 2005).....................................177
Table A-23: Research stays by AvH visiting researchers from 2000 to 2004 by higher education
institution and research area ................................................................................178
Table A-24: DAAD-funded foreign researchers from 2002 to 2004 by higher education
institution and DFG research area..........................................................................180
Table A-25: P articipations in DFG cooperative research programmes from 2002 to 2004 by
higher education institution and research area.........................................................181