@article{ad61716165334a7594ca827f1331798a,
title = "Paradox of research productivity of higher education institutions in Arab Gulf countries: The case of the UAE",
abstract = "This paper investigates the paradox of research productivity of higher-education institutions in the Arab Gulf Countries. Exploring the case of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) the article fills the gap in the literature on the Gulf higher education research efficiency. Despite the considerable investment into higher education, UAE universities showed rather slow growth in research output. This puzzle was tackled to present possible policy outcomes relevant for research productivity in higher education institutions located in the emerging economies. The study highlights the research productivity indicators dynamics for GCC countries and brings detailed analysis on the research output and input for the UAE universities. We argue that to succeed in academic efficiency the county needs to increase its research investments and diversify research-boosting policies and practices. The policies should focus on work-attractive long-term conditions for the faculty/researchers, home-based doctoral education system and home-trained human resources.",
keywords = "academic culture, higher education institutions, publication efficiency, research environment, research productivity, university ranking",
author = "Tatiana Karabchuk and Aizhan Shomotova and Kirill Chmel",
note = "Funding Information: The authors thank UAEU Library for the English language proofreading of this manuscript through Enago (www.enago.com). The research presented in this article was funded from the Sultan Qaboos University/UAE University joint grant (#31H111) titled {\textquoteleft}Research Obstacles in Higher Education Institutions in Oman and United Arab Emirates.{\textquoteright} Funding Information: Improving the diversity of research funding practices. Despite the generous public R&D funding, it is also important to consider the diversity of funding policy practices, which are strongly associated with HEI research productivity. The UAE ministries started their own research departments since this experience of specialized grant distribution may help facilitate higher research productivity in the country. Promoting the private grant funding. HEIs should use more private grant incentives by large companies in the region. Particularly, different colleges of the universities can establish closer collaboration with industry‐related companies and be funded by them to do applied research for them. Promoting the regional cross‐border collaborative research and international cooperation in the GCC region. Mainly, the collaborations might be established with neighbouring countries both with industries and other academic institutions. Also, the government's facilitation of regional cross‐border collaborative research and international cooperation can be better prioritized as in leading Asian countries (Hammond, 2019 ). Funding diversification and expansion Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2021 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.",
year = "2022",
month = oct,
doi = "10.1111/hequ.12347",
language = "English",
volume = "76",
pages = "759--785",
journal = "Higher Education Quarterly",
issn = "0951-5224",
publisher = "Wiley-Blackwell",
number = "4",
}