QUALITY OF RESEARCH OUTPUT INDICATORS AND THEIR IMPACT ON SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF PAKISTAN

This research study explores the significant predictors and dimensions of quality of research outcomes with respect to its impact on socio economic development of Pakistan. The paper argues about certain research quality indicators, their limitations, ideology to choose them and consequently the impact of each indicator with few socioeconomic measures. The paper also discusses the special symmetry exists between research outcomes and socio economic development. The primary goal of this research study is to produce a system of Quality indicators for research outcomes produced in Higher Education institutes of Pakistan. Secondly the areas of research are also be analysed which are to be focused in future. Questionnaire survey of almost 200 respondents is performed including PhD Scholars (discipline-wise) as well as PhD supervisors. The study correlates the quality parameters i.e. Article Citation, Journal Impact factor and Ranking, Journal publication acceptance rate (Rejection Rate) with socio economic indicators i.e. Return on Investment, Patents issued, Bibliometrics, Peer Reviews etc. for undertaking Research at PhD and MS level. The scope of research study only focused the academic sector i.e. PhD Scholars (7150) and Graduates having one or two research publications etc. from various disciplines of Pakistan.