Research on Scientific Research Performance of Humanities and Social Sciences in China’s First-class Universities Based on SE-DEA

Abstract

The research efficiency of humanities and social sciences in 41 first-class universities in China was measured based on Super Efficiency DEA method. It is found that most universities have higher research efficiency, but the scale efficiency is lower, and the universities with ineffective scale are mostly large-scale universities. Through analysis, the efficiency of universities is driven by insufficient input of resources, inefficiency is caused by insufficient output of results and redundancy of input of resources. There are the following suggestions: one recommends that large-scale universities should appropriately reduce the scale of scientific research; secondly, “pseudo-effective universities” should strengthen output-oriented to achieve real efficiency; at the same time, inefficient universities can improve from the aspects of technology and management capabilities.

Keywords: first-class universities, research performance, super efficiency DEA

DOI: 10.7176/JESD/10-10-17

Publication date:May 31^st 2019