Evaluation of JTI's R&D Activities 2005–2008 - Formas

Scientific Quality
The scientific quality of JTI in the period 2005 – 2008 is evaluated on the
basis of international scientific publications, the scientific competence of
the research staff and the international activities.
2.1 Publications
Especially in the Evaluation report 2001– 2004, but also in
JTI 's research strategy and the action plan for 2008, much
emphasis is laid on the production of scientific, international
publications.
The records are set out in Table 1.
Table 1. Number of scientific publications, peer reviewed international publications and conference
papers, in the period 2003 – 2007
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Scientific publications 34 34 24 11 24
Peer-reviewed 11 5 5 6 5
Conference papers 23 29 19 5 19
JTI reports 12 18 19 7 12 (targ.)
Patent applications 2 6 3 5 5
JTI “informs” 4 4 4
Other publications 3 7
Table 2 shows the distribution of the scientific publications
among the specialist areas.
Table 2. Distribution of the number of scientific publications (peer reviewed publications
+ conference papers) among the specialist areas of JTI in the period 2004 – 2007.
Specialist area 2004 2005 2006 2007
Raw material and quality 4 4 2 12
Health and safety in agriculture 7 5 2 2
Livestock and plant nutrients 16 12 4 6
Systems for biological waste treatment 7 3 2 2
Energy 1 2
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