Ex-post evaluation on basic science research. Predominance of research, dissemination of achievement and research activeness of laboratory

The Department of Material Science, belonged to Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute (JAERI) was worked from 1998 to 2002. The author divided the Department into four research regions, namely Region I-Material Science in Radiation Field, II-Ultimate Property and New Material Science, III-Actinide Chemistry and IV Facility Development and Operation. Ex-post evaluation of those 4 research regions was performed by the parameter of {5 key words} represented the achievements of each region with combination of {5 core researchers}, they published the large numbers of research papers. (1) Predominance of the research region. A domestic share of each research region was of the order of III(31%) > II(21%), IV(21%) > I(17%), hence the region III had a predominance. A share of JAERI original papers, namely the paper whose top author belonged to JAERI was of the order of III (72%) > II(69%) > IV(67%) > I(50%). Here the research region III was the predominant. (2) Dissemination of achievement. A magnitude of socio-economic networking was measured by the co-authored paper, where JAERI-Public Organization (18% from the average of 4 regions) was greater than JAERI-Private Sectors (<3%). The difference was six times. Within the framework of JAERI-Public Organization, the magnitude of co-authorized papers was of the order of I (28%) > II, III(18%) > IV(10%). Hence, the research region I had an excellent external networking for disseminating the achievement. (3) Research activeness of a laboratory. Research activeness of a laboratory was evaluated by means of the numbers of JAERI original papers. It was of the order of IV(25%) > III(12%) > I(11%) > II(4%). The laboratories belonged to region IV or III was judged to have activeness. (4) The present results were compared with those obtained from JAERI Pier Review, which was carried out by the ex-institute intellectuals. The conclusion was in a good agreement between the rate of attainability of the goal (Pier Review) and the rate of laboratory activity (the present paper). An agreement is also seen between the dissemination of achievement and repercussion effect (Pier Review) and JAERI original papers per 100 million yen (the present paper). Pier Review did not done a socio-economic networking. (5) Economic effect and repercussion effect of the Material Science. Accumulated money invested to the Department was 46,500 million yen (M yen) and 7,629 man·year. A sum of measurable economic effect was 76,900 M yen for market creation effect, in which 38,300 M yen was value added creation effect. Percussion of the products to all industries was 162,100 M yen and created employment was 5,714 man·year, where a contributed magnitude of research region was of the order of II > III. (author)