November 29, 2007
Faculty in nine University of Alabama at Birmingham graduate programs are among the Top 10 in the nation in scholarly productivity according to a recent analysis published in “The Chronicle of Higher Education.” UAB faculty were ranked in
• Pathology, 3 • Toxicology, 5 • Teacher Education Specific Levels, 6 • Molecular Genetics, 8 • Nutrition Sciences, 8 • Environmental Health Sciences, 9 • Health, Physical Education, Recreation, 9 • Materials Engineering, 9 • Biomedical Sciences, General, 10Academic Analytics annually compiles a ranking of the faculty of graduate programs at research universities. The rankings are based on a formula that weights the number of professors in a program, the number of books and journal articles they have written, the number of times other scholars have cited them, and the awards, honors and grant dollars the faculty have received. “This index is a recognition of the high quality and relevant scholarly research our faculty conduct, in addition to the excellent educational experience they provide their students,” said Carol Z. Garrison, UAB President. Academic Analytics, LLC (AA LLC) is the result of collaboration between faculty and researchers at the Stony Brook University and Educational Directories Unlimited, Inc. It compiles The Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index™ (FSP Index), a new method for ranking doctoral programs at Research Universities (both Carnegie Research Extensive and Research Intensive), based on a set of statistical algorithms developed by Dr. Lawrence Martin, PhD, and Anthony Olejniczak, that measure the scholarly productivity of faculty using their publications, citations and financial and honorary awards won.