Are there any frontiers of research performance? Efficiency measurement of funded research projects with the Bayesian stochastic frontier analysis for count data

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Highlights：

• Measurement of efficiency of research attracts attention in scientometrics.

• Data envelopment analysis (DEA) is mainly used for efficiency analyses.

• The stochastic frontier analysis (SFA) will be discussed as an alternative to DEA.

• A statistical simulation study shows that SFA works even in the case of count data.

• Data of the Austrian Science Fund provides for data to illustrate the proposal.

摘要

•Measurement of efficiency of research attracts attention in scientometrics.•Data envelopment analysis (DEA) is mainly used for efficiency analyses.•The stochastic frontier analysis (SFA) will be discussed as an alternative to DEA.•A statistical simulation study shows that SFA works even in the case of count data.•Data of the Austrian Science Fund provides for data to illustrate the proposal.

论文关键词：Stochastic frontier analysis,Productivity and efficiency analysis,Data envelopment analysis,Research funding

论文评审过程：Received 20 December 2016, Revised 26 April 2017, Accepted 26 April 2017, Available online 14 June 2017, Version of Record 14 June 2017.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joi.2017.04.009