Abstract:

The measurement of the scale and structural characteristics of disciplinary layout is crucial for optimizing disciplinary arrangements and effective research management. Based on research project data， comprehensive evaluation indicators are established for disciplinary layout， assessing it from the dimensions of disciplinary variety， balance， and disparity. It focuses on various research institutions within the Chinese Academy of Sciences in this paper， utilizing National Natural Science Foundation （NSFC） data from 2013 to 2017 for empirical analysis. The research findings indicate that the proposed analytical framework effectively depicts the scale and structural features of disciplinary layout. Through the computation of research fund data， it is observed that the disciplinary layout of the Chinese Academy of Sciences does not necessarily pursue a “bigger is better” approach in terms of funding distribution； instead， certain disciplines hold advantageous positions， securing more funding opportunities. Furthermore， the degree of disparity between disciplines moderately influences the evaluation of disciplinary diversity， although the impact of different disparity settings on evaluation results is relatively small. Correlation analysis of the RS-M and RS-S indices of research institutions with the number and total amount of projects funded by NSFC reveals no significant correlation between disciplinary diversity and the number or total amount of NSFC-funded projects.

Key words: disciplinary layout, scale level, structural characteristics, research institutions, National Natural Science Foundation