Measurement of output from university research: a case study

A case study to test the feasibility of measuring output from university research has been performed at Chalmers University of Technology based on five categories: graduate degrees awarded, scientific publications, citations, patents, and spin-off companies. These outputs have been subjectively combined into a merit figure and compared to inputs in the form of department budgets and other outputs such as the teaching load. Regression analysis with the budget allocated with a peer review have been made. Cost estimates for the measurement method are presented. The method has also been compared to a peer review method