Actual Status of Research Equipment Usage Inside and Outside the University and Analysis of Research Papers Published by on-Campus Use of Research Equipment at the University of Miyazaki

Abstract

In order to improve research capabilities of Japan, it is necessary to strategically maintain, operate, and share research facilities and equipment based on university management strategies. In this situation, it is important to establish institutional research (IR) of research infrastructure that quantitatively analyzes and evaluates how the use of research equipment contributes to the research capabilities of universities, but this is still in the development stage. Therefore, it is necessary to improve its functions and establish a methodology. In this paper, we report the usage of research equipment inside and outside the university obtained from the equipment management system developed at the University of Miyazaki, and analyze the research fields, analysis contents, and regional characteristics of analysis request commissioned from outside the university. Moreover, we will analyze the number and quality of papers published through the use of research facilities, and describe an example of research infrastructure IR at our university, which is a local/regional university.