Variables included in the FSP Index

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% faculty with a book publication

The # of faculty in the program who have authored (or co-authored) a book, divided by the total # of faculty in that program.

Unique book publications per faculty member

The total # of books attributed to the program divided by the total # of faculty in that program.

% faculty with a journal publication

The # of faculty in the program who have authored (or co-authored) a journal article, divided by the total # of faculty in that program.

Unique journal publications per faculty member

The total # of unique journal articles attributed to the program (i.e., a journal article does not count twice if co-authored by two faculty members) divided by the total # of faculty in that program.

% faculty with a citation

The # of faculty in the program whose journal articles have received at least one citation, divided by the total # of faculty in that program.

Unique citations per faculty member

The total # of unique citations attributed to the program (i.e., the total # of citations for each unique journal article; the citations of articles co-authored by members of the program are counted only once) divided by the total # of faculty in that program.

Unique citations per journal publication

The total # of unique citations attributed to the program (i.e., the total # of citations for each unique journal article; citations of articles co-authored by members of the program are counted only once) divided by the total # of unique publications attributed to that program (i.e., a journal article does not count twice if co-authored by two faculty members).

% faculty with a grant

The # of faculty in the program who have won a federally-funded research grant, divided by the total # of faculty in that program.

Unique grants per faculty

The total # of unique federally funded research grants attributed to the program divided by the total # of faculty in that program.

Unique grant $ per faculty

The total # of unique federally funded research $ attributed to the program divided by the total # of faculty in that program.

Unique $ per unique grant

The total # of new research $ attributed to the program divided by the total # of unique research grants attributed to that program.

% faculty with an award

The # of faculty in the program who have won an honorific award, divided by the total # of faculty in that program.

Total awards per faculty

The total # of honorific awards attributed to the program, divided by the total # of faculty in that program.