The solitude of stars. An analysis of the distributed excellence model of European universities
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Highlights：
• A new definition of research excellence for universities is introduced, combining objective and subjective measures of excellence.
• A novel dataset is exploited, including several Scopus indicators for the period 2007–2010 disaggregated by 14 broad disciplinary areas.
• The evidence is striking: while US universities show excellence in as many as 7–8 disciplinary fields (out of 14), European universities show up in 1–2 fields only.
• The evidence is discussed in the light of institutional differences in the recruitment system and the governance of universities.
摘要
•A new definition of research excellence for universities is introduced, combining objective and subjective measures of excellence.•A novel dataset is exploited, including several Scopus indicators for the period 2007–2010 disaggregated by 14 broad disciplinary areas.•The evidence is striking: while US universities show excellence in as many as 7–8 disciplinary fields (out of 14), European universities show up in 1–2 fields only.•The evidence is discussed in the light of institutional differences in the recruitment system and the governance of universities.
论文关键词：Higher education,Transatlantic gap,Research excellence,Europe
论文评审过程：Received 2 November 2016, Revised 4 February 2017, Accepted 7 February 2017, Available online 6 March 2017, Version of Record 6 March 2017.
论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joi.2017.02.003
