Project Manager

Between October 2000 and February 2005 Torben Schubert studied economics with focus on statistics, econometrics, and dynamic macroeconomics at Cologne University. Between May 2005 and November 2007 doctoral student and since 2008 project manager at the Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI. Doctoral thesis written at the Chair of Financial Economics at University of Erlangen-Nürnberg. Exams passed in January 2008. Since July 2009 also research fellow at the Chair of Innovation Economics at the Technical University Berlin. Since July 2011 Assistant Professor at Center for Innovation, Research and Competence in the Learning Economy (CIRCLE) at Lund University.

• Microeconometrics
• Parametric and nonparametric statistics
• Economics of science
• Performance measurement in Science
• Firm innovation

Dissertation award of the Staedtler-Foundation 2009

• Innovation at Karlsruhe University (2009)
• Applied Industrial Economics at Karlsruhe University (2008/2009)
• Probability Theory and Inferential Statistics at Hamm University of Applied Sciences (2008)
• Statistical Inference at Heidelberg University of Applied Sciences (2007, 2008)
• Descriptive Statistics at Heidelberg University of Applied Sciences (2006, 2007)
• Probability Theory at Heidelberg University of Applied Sciences (2006, 2007)

The routines included in SRinference allow the user to compute the tests and confidence intervals for specialisation ratios described in Schubert and Grupp (2009). Before using the add-on package the user is required to install the R main program available under http://www.r-project.org. Both R and SRinference are distributed under GNU General Public License. The user recognises that SRinference comes with absolutely no warranty of correctness. Use is at own risk. You can find the Software  here and the User Guide here.

Schubert, T., Michels, C. (forthcoming): Placing Articles in the large Publisher Nations: Is there a "free lunch" in terms of higher impact? Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/asi.22759.

Schubert, T., Brandt, T. (forthcoming): Is the University Model an Organizational Necessity? Scale and Agglomeration Effects in Science, Scientometrics.

Robin, S., Schubert, T. (2012): Cooperation with Public Research Institutions and Success in Innovation: Evidence from France and Germany, Research Policy, Vol. 42, pp. 149-166.

Schubert, T. (2011): Assessing the Value of Patent Portfolios: An International Country Comparison, Scientometrics, Vol. 88, pp. 787-804.

Schubert, T.; Simar, L. (2011): Innovation and Export Activities in the German Mechanical Engineering Sector: An Application of Testing Restrictions in Production Analysis, Journal of Productivity Analysis, Vol. 36, pp. 55-69.

Schubert, T.; Grupp, H. (2011): Tests and Confidence Intervals for a Class of Scientometric, Technological and Economic Specialisation Ratios. Applied Economics, Vol. 43, pp. 941-950.

Schmoch, U.; Schubert, T. (2010): Strategic steering of research by new public management in German universities: a looming state-science conflict? Research Evaluation, Vol. 19, pp. 209-216.

Schubert, T. (2010): Marketing and Organisational Innovations in Entrepreneurial Innovation Processes and their Relation to Market Structure and Firm Characteristics, Review of Industrial Organization, Vol. 32, pp. 189-212.

Grupp, H.; Schubert, T. (2010): Review and New evidence on Composite Innovation Indicators for Evaluating National Performance, Research Policy, Vol. 39, pp. 67-78.

Schubert, T.; Sooryamoorthy, R. (2010): Can the Centre-Periphery Model Explain Patterns of International Scientific Collaboration among Threshold and Industrialised Countries? The Case of South Africa and Germany, Scientometrics, Vol. 83, pp. 181-203.

Schmoch, U.; Schubert, T.; Jansen, D.; Heidler, R.; van Görtz, R. (2010): How to Use Indicators to Measure Scientific Performance? A Balanced Approach. Research Evaluation, Vol. 19, pp. 2-18.

Schmoch, U.; Schubert, T. (2009): Appropriateness of Bibliometrics for Assessing Scientific Performance, Science and Public Policy, Vol. 36, pp. 753-762.

Schubert, T. (2009): Empirical Observations on New Public Management to Increase Efficiency in Public Research – Boon or Bane? Research Policy, Vol. 38, pp. 1225-1234.

Schmoch, U.; Schubert, T. (2009): Sustainability of Incentives for Excellent Research – The German Case. Scientometrics, Vol. 81, pp. 195-218.

Schubert, T. (2008): Wissenschaftsfreiheitsgesetz: Richtiger Weg. Wirtschaftsdienst – Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftspolitik, Vol. 88 (8), p. 490.

Schubert, T.; Schmoch, U. (2008): How Lazy Are University Professors Really: A Not So Seriously Meant Note on Observations Made During an Online-inquiry. Soziale Welt, Vol. 59 (1), pp. 75-78.

Schmoch, U.; Schubert, T. (2008): Are International Co-publications an Indicator for Quality of Scientific Research? Scientometrics, Vol. 74 (3), pp. 361-377.

Jansen, D.; Wald, A.; Franke, K., Schmoch, U.; Schubert, T., (2007): Third Party Research Funding and Performance in Research. On the Effects of Institutional Conditions on Research Performance of Teams. Kölner Zeitschrift für Soziologie und Sozialpsychologie, Vol. 59 (1), pp. 125-149.

Aschhoff, B./Baier, E./Crass, D./Hud, M./Hünermund, P./Köhler, C./Peters, B./Rammer, C./Schricke, E./Schubert, T./Schwiebacher, F. (2013): Innovation in Germany – Results of the German CIS 2006 to 2010 (= ZEW Dokumentation No. 13-01). Mannheim, Karlsruhe: Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung, Fraunhofer-Institut für System- und Innovationsforschung.

Schubert, T.; Baier, E.; Hufnagl, M.; Meyer, N.; Schricke, E.; Stahlecker, T. (2012): Endbericht zur Metastudie Wirtschaftsfaktor Hochschule - Modul 1. Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft. Karlsruhe: Fraunhofer ISI.

Frietsch, R.; Schubert, T. (2012): Public research in Germany: Continuity and change. In: Fraunhofer ISI (Ed.): Innovation system revisited - Experiences from 40 years of Fraunhofer ISI research. Stuttgart: Fraunhofer Verlag, 65-84.

Schubert, T.; Schmoch, U. (2010): New Public Management in Science and Incentive-Compatible Resource-Allocation Based on Indicators. In: Jansen D. (Ed.): Governance and Performance in the German Public Research Sector - Disciplinary Differences. Dordrecht, Heidelberg, London, New York: Springer, 3-18.

Schubert, T.; Brandt, T. (2010): Bibliometric Productivity: The Role of University-effects on the Research Group Level, STI-Conference, Leiden, 8.-11.09.2010.

Lepori, B.; Bonaccorsi, A.; Brandt, T., De Filippo, D.; Niederl, A.; Schmoch, U.; Schubert, T.; Slipersaeter, S. (2010): Mapping the European Higher Education Landscape. New Empirical Insights fromthe EUMIDA Project, STI-Conference, Leiden, 8.-11.09.2010.

Schubert, T. (2010): The Interplay of Innovation and Market Structure in the German Chemical Industry, Jahrestagung des Vereins für Socialpolitik, Kiel, 7.-10.09.2010.

Schubert, T. (2009): Marketing and Organisational Innovations in Entrepreneurial Innovation Processes and their Relation to Market Structure and Firm Characteristics, Annual meeting of the Verein für Socialpolitik, Magdeburg, September 8th-11th, 2009.

Schubert, T. (2009): Marketing and Organisational Innovations in Entrepreneurial Innovation Processes and their Relation to Market Structure and Firm Characteristics, DRUID Summer Conference 2009, Copenhagen, June 17th-19th, 2009.

Robin, S.; Schubert, T. (2009): The Impact of Cooperation with Public Science on Entrepreneurial Success with Innovations – A Comparison of France and Germany. Triple Helix VII, Glasgow, June 17th-19th, 2009.

Grupp, H.; Schubert, T. (2008): How Robust are Composite Indicators for Evaluating the Performance of National Innovation Systems. 12th International Schumpeter Conference Society UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, July 3rd, 2008.

Schmoch, U.; Schubert, T. (2008): Nachhaltigkeit von Anreizen für exzellente Forschung. In: Hornbostel, S.; Simon, D., Heise, S. (eds.): Exzellente Wissenschaft: Das Problem, der Diskurs, das Programm und die Folgen, pp. 39-50.

Schubert, T.; Schmoch, U. (2008): New Public Management and Indicator-based Resource Allocation: Quantitative Performance Measurement in Science Does not need to be Naive. STI-Conference, Vienna, September. 17th-20th, 2008. (3rd place in the best poster award).

Schmoch, U.; Schubert, T. (2008): Appropriateness of Bibliometrics for Assessing Scientific Performance. STI-Conference, Vienna, September 17th-20th, 2008.

Schubert, T. (2008): Empirical Observations on New Public Management to Increase Efficiency in Public Research – Boon or Bane? Annual meeting of the Verein für Socialpolitik, September 23rd-26th, Graz.

Schubert, T. (2008): Are there Scale Economies in Scientific Production? DIME-BRICK Workshop, July 14th-15th, Torino.

Schubert, T. (2008): New Public Management und Leistungsmessung im deutschen Forschungssektor: Theorie, Umsetzung und Wirkungsanalyse. Doctoral-Thesis, University Erlangen-Nürnberg.

Schubert, T. (2006): How Robust are Rankings of Composite Indicators when Weights are Changed: Proposing a new Methodolgy. Presented at the conference, "Neoschumpeterian Economics: An Agenda for the 21st century", Trest, June 2006.

Reiß, T.; Schmoch, U.; Schubert, T.; Rammer, C.; Heneric, O. (2007): Aussichtsreiche Zukunftsfelder der Biotechnologie. Neue Ansätze der Technologievorausschau. Stuttgart: Fraunhofer IRB Verlag.