Effects of institutional policies and characteristics on research productivity at Vietnam science and technology universities

Management factors influencing lecturers' research productivity in Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Vietnam: A structural equation modeling analysis

Increasing lecturers' research productivity plays a crucial role in improving teaching quality and university prestige. This research aims to establish and test a model for evaluating management factors that affect the research productivity of Vietnamese university lecturers. Data were collected by surveying 398 lecturers and researchers at universities affiliated with the Vietnam National University, Hanoi (VNU). Structural equation modeling (SEM) methodology was applied for data analysis. The research outcomes indicate that resources and policies to favor research activities are the two most influential factors affecting research productivity in lecturers. The decentralization factor, in contrast, did not show statistical significance, since its p-value was greater than 0.05. Based on the results obtained, several policy recommendations are proposed, namely: (i) ensuring resources for faculty's scientific research activities; (ii) improving policies for lecturers to enhance their scientific research achievements: (iii) developing strategies for scientific research activities; (iv) enhancing awareness of affiliated unit leaders about the importance of scientific research.

Dyslipidemia research landscape and socioeconomic facilitators of scientific productivity in Southeast Asia

BACKGROUND

The growing prevalence of lipid disorder in Southeast Asia (SEA) resulted in an increase in clinical and epidemiological studies on dyslipidemia in the region. Thus, there is a need to summarize the existing evidence from the literature.

AIMS

This paper determined the research landscape of dyslipidemia in SEA. This study also identified the socioeconomic facilitators of scientific productivity in dyslipidemia research in SEA.

METHODS

A database search of dyslipidemia literature in SEA countries was performed using the Scopus database. Bibliographic information was obtained, and network visualization of collaboration among countries and keywords was created using VOSviewer software.

RESULTS

This bibliometric analysis showed a continuous increase in published articles in SEA, most of which were from universities and hospitals in Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia. The usual topics of dyslipidemia research in SEA include epidemiology, pathophysiology, comorbidities and complications, and treatment options for dyslipidemia. Research & development expenditure (total citations: p = 0.037; h-index: p = 0.031) and researchers in R&D (total citations: p = 0.005; h-index: p = 0.017) were positively correlated with citations and h-index for dyslipidemia publications from SEA countries. Moreover, the number of research collaborations within SEA and worldwide was positively correlated with the total publications, citations, and h-index of SEA countries for their dyslipidemia research outputs.

CONCLUSION

In summary, this bibliometrics study showed an increasing trend of dyslipidemia research in SEA countries. Policymakers and administrators should invest more in dyslipidemia studies to propose better strategies in curbing the prevalence of this condition in SEA.