Table 1 Internalizing targets

From: Research assessment: The limits of excellence

Research outputs

Laboratory-based sciences: minimum (Min) and aspirational (Asp) targets

 

Lecturer

Senior lecturer

Associate professor

Professor

 

Min

Asp

Min

Asp

Min

Asp

Min

Asp

N° publications

1.5

4

3

6

4

8

7.5

15

Impact factor

4.5

16

9

24

12

32

22.5

60

Proportion in A/A* journals†

35%

55%

45%

65%

55%

80%

55%

80%

Research income (AUS$)

$5,000

$40,000

$30,000

$125,000

$150,000

$500,000

$500,000

$1,000,000

  1. † Ranking of journals as a proxy for quality (A/A* being the two highest) was abandoned by the ERA in 2011.Measurements used by the Excellence in Research for Australia system are finding their way into internal targets set by research institutions. Here is one example of 2011 targets from a leading Australian university.