Evaluation Studies
With the evaluation of a DFG funding programme, it is possible to (a) assess the success of a process and (b) lay an empirical basis for DFG funding policy. In doing so, evaluative studies utilise sociological methods, such as statistical analyses, surveys or bibliometric assessments.
The study "International Research Collaboration by DFG Leibniz Prize Winners" by Lucy Amez of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel uses bibliometric data to examine the international networking by prize recipients in the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Programme.
B.M. Gupta’s “Analysis of India’s S&T Research Capabilities and International Collaborative Strength“ examines the development of scientific cooperation between India and Germany on the basis of bibliometric data from the years 2004 to 2009.
The evaluation undertaken by Prognos AG examines the function of the DFG-funded system of special subject collections for libraries as well as for researchers within the context of changed basic conditions.
The "2010 Researcher Survey" performed by the iFQ provides information on the proposal behaviour of researchers at German universities as well as on their work and research conditions.
The study "Female Scientists in the DFG 2005 to 2008" by the University of Constance uses funding data from the DFG to analyse the number of proposals submitted to the DFG by women and the approval rate of those proposals and is, thus, a continuation of the "Female Researchers in the DFG 1991-2004" investigations.
The 2009 study entitled “New Modes of Training – Different Careers?” examines the effects of funding provided by the DFG Research Training Groups on the conditions experienced by doctoral researchers and on their careers, and compares these to traditional doctoral processes in Germany.
This study presents the results of a survey carried out into the circumstances of early-career researchers employed as project staff in DFG-funded projects at the beginning of the 2000s.
In the "Member Forum on Evaluation of Funding Schemes and Research Programmes" of the European Science Foundation, evaluation representatives from more than 40 national funding agencies exchange experiences and ideas on "best practice".
The “Evaluation of the DFG’s SFB/Transregional Collaborative Research Centre Funding Programme” looks at the extent to which the stated goals on introduction of this form of funding intended for Collaborative Research Centres located at more than one location have achieved in practice.
The study, "The Excellence Initiative: Observations from the Implementation Phase" by authors Michael Sondermann, Dagmar Simon, Anne-Marie Scholz and Stefan Hornbostel, evaluates the impact of the Excellence Initiative in the implementation phase.
The “Postdocs in Germany. Evaluation of the Emmy Noether Programme” study, published by the Institute for Research Information and Quality Assurance (iFQ) as Working Paper No. 3, investigates the success of the DFG’s programme for promoting young researchers.
“Female scientists in the DFG” is the first ever study to offer a comprehensive assessment of the various aspects of funding female scientists in the DFG.
Working Paper No. 2 published by the Institute for Research Information and Quality Assurance (iFQ), presents the results of a survey of DFG review board members that was conducted in the autumn of 2006.
“Retrospective Digitisation of Library Collections”, a study carried out in 2005 by the University of Cologne, uses surveys and log data to analyse the success of DFG-funded digitisation projects in Germany and to compare them with international projects.
Results of a study on publishing habits and information acquisition with regard to open access
On behalf of the DFG, a research team from the Center for Higher Education Policy Studies from the University of Twente in the Netherlands and the Centre for Research on Higher Education and Work at Kassel University examined the professional development of former DFG fellowship recipients.
