Research Productivity in Higher Education Environment

Abstract

Most higher education institutions that have an ambition to reach the highest institutional ranking and seek to have prestige among other institutions consider research productivity as one of the most important measures of educational quality. Therefore, measuring research productivity has gradually been considered as the key to promoting researchers and providing encouragement for creating the finest work.

In the face of various challenges regarding the active future contributions to higher education development, the question that arises is this: what will be the role of research in higher education?

Tentatively, the influence of research on higher education performance is obvious and direct, and there is a lineal connection between higher education and research productivity.

This chapter examines academic staff research productivity. Specifically, it explores the individual and institutional factors that contribute to their productivity while also comparing determinants across academic disciplines. It reviews aspects such as motivation and other factors of research productivity. It discusses research development programs in higher education as a key factor for a blooming future and knowledge incorporation for operative achievements in higher education institutions.