Abstract
This article reports findings from a national study of publication productivity in speech communication for the years 1980–1985. Using data from ten leading journals, institutional output was measured by assigning publication points, with adjustments for multiple authorship. The results identify the top fifty universities contributing to research in the discipline, showing that large doctoral-granting institutions dominated the rankings, while smaller colleges and junior colleges did not appear. The analysis also introduced a ratio comparing the number of contributing authors to total publication points, providing insight into whether output was concentrated among a few individuals or spread across larger faculties. While emphasizing that the study measured quantity rather than quality, the discussion notes the importance of graduate education in sustaining research productivity and suggests comparisons with other indices, such as grants, faculty size, and peer evaluation, to gain a fuller picture of departmental quality.
Recommended Citation
Watson, Kittie W.; Barker, Larry L.; Ray, Vernon O.; and Hall, Robert N.
(1988)
"A Study of Quantity of Articles Produced in the Communication Discipline by Institution, 1980 Through 1985 Part 1,"
Association for Communication Administration Bulletin: Vol. 63, Article 14.
Available at:
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/aca/vol63/iss1/14
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