Dynamic Process of Science Production: International Comparative Study

• Project/Area Number: 16K01235
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Social systems engineering/Safety system
• Research Institution: The University of Tokyo
• Principal Investigator: Shibayama Sotaro 東京大学, 政策ビジョン研究センター, 客員研究員 (30609285)
• Project Period (FY): 2016-04-01 – 2019-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2018)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,680,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,080,000); Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000); Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000); Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
• Keywords: 知識生産 / 科学技術政策 / 知識人材育成 / イノベーション・システム / 政策研究

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The project aims to understand the complementary and conflicting relationship between the two missions of academic institutions: "knowledge production" and "knowledge worker development". To this end, the project investigates the involvement of different generations (junior and senior) of knowledge workers in the two missions and evaluates its impact on the knowledge production in their later careers. The result suggests that the two missions are in both complementary and conflicting relationships, and the relationships change over time and differ between generations. Consequently, knowledge production is oftentimes prioritized over knowledge worker development, which implies the long-term instability of knowledge production in the current policy design.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究の結果は、知識人材の世代間にインセンティブの対立が存在し、知識生産の長期的安定性が損なわれている可能性を示唆するものである。このことは、科学技術立国を謳う我が国及び多くの先進国において重大な課題である。かかる問題は、大学・公的研究機関を取り巻く、特に最近の政策設計下でより顕著に観察され、これら政策・制度の改革の必要性を示すものである。

Research Products

• [Int'l Joint Research] University of Bath(英国)
• [Int'l Joint Research] Technical University of Munich(ドイツ)
• [Int'l Joint Research] Leiden University(オランダ)
• [Int'l Joint Research] University of Bath(英国)
• [Int'l Joint Research] Technical University of Munich(Germany)
• [Int'l Joint Research] Cambridge University(英国)
• [Int'l Joint Research] Technical University of Munich(Germany)
• [Int'l Joint Research] University of Turin(Italy)
• [Journal Article] Sustainable development of science and scientists: Academic training in life science labs (2019)
  • Author(s): Shibayama Sotaro
  • Journal Title: Research Policy Volume: 48 Issue: 3 Pages: 676-692
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2018.10.030
  • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] Impact of PhD Training: a comprehensive analysis based on a Japanese national doctoral survey (2017)
  • Author(s): Shibayama, S. & Kobayashi, Y.
  • Journal Title: Scientometrics Volume: 113 Issue: 1 Pages: 387-415
  • DOI: 10.1007/s11192-017-2479-7
  • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] Use of Dissertation Data in Science Policy Research (2016)
  • Author(s): Morichika, N. & Shibayama, S.
  • Journal Title: Scientometrics Volume: 108(1) Issue: 1 Pages: 221-241
  • DOI: 10.1007/s11192-016-1962-x
  • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Presentation] Privatization of Scientific Resources (2018)
  • Author(s): Sotaro Shibayama
  • Organizer: DRUID 2019
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Privatization of Scientific Resources (2018)
  • Author(s): Shibayama, S.
  • Organizer: Conference on Higher Education in modern Ecosystems: Efficiency, Society and Policies
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Production of Science and Scientist (2017)
  • Author(s): Kobayashi, Y.
  • Organizer: Atlanta Conference on Science and Innovation Policy
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Sustainable Development of Science and Scientists: Academic Training in Life Science Labs (2017)
  • Author(s): Shibayama, S.
  • Organizer: Workshop on Resource Competition, Research Assessment and Institutional Affiliations in Academia
  • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
• [Presentation] Multiple Affiliations in Scientific Research: Evidence from Germany, Japan and the UK (2016)
  • Author(s): Lawson, C., Hottenrott, H., Shibayama, S.
  • Organizer: 7th Asia Pacific Innovation Conference
  • Place of Presentation: 九州大学（福岡県 福岡市）
  • Year and Date: 2016-11-18
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Gender gap in science in Japan (2016)
  • Author(s): Geuna, A. & Shibayama, S.
  • Organizer: 16th Congress of the International Joseph A. Schumpetter Society
  • Place of Presentation: Montreal, Canada
  • Year and Date: 2016-07-06
  • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
• [Presentation] Sustainable Development of Science Production of Science vs. Scientists in Life Science Labs. (2016)
  • Author(s): Shibayama, S.
  • Organizer: DRUID16
  • Place of Presentation: Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Year and Date: 2016-06-13
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Intergenerational Transfer of Scientific Knowledge and Sustainable Development of Science: Production of Science vs. Scientists in Life Science Labs in Japan. (2016)
  • Author(s): Shibayama, S
  • Organizer: 2016 Eu-SPRI Conference Exploring new avenues for Innovation and Research Policies
  • Place of Presentation: Lund, Sweden
  • Year and Date: 2016-06-07
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Production of Science vs. Scientist: Case of Life Science Laboratories in Japan. (2016)
  • Author(s): Shibayama, S.
  • Organizer: The 10th Workshop on The Organisation, Economics and Policy of Scientific Research.
  • Place of Presentation: Turin, Italy
  • Year and Date: 2016-05-09
  • Int'l Joint Research