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Figure 3. Heatmap: department vs publication type
Source: Author
Education and ECE departments demonstrate stronger book chapter production
(values: 85 and 97 respectively) compared to CS and IT. This divergence suggests different
knowledge dissemination norms, with Education favoring comprehensive synthetic works
and ECE producing technical handbooks and edited volumes. Journal publications
distribute relatively evenly across departments (range: 68-96), indicating universal
recognition of peer-reviewed articles as foundational scholarly output.
Patent production concentrates in AI Lab (value: 79) and CS (value: 102), while
remaining lower in Education (value: 75) and IT (value: 65). This pattern reflects the
applied nature of AI and CS research, where algorithmic innovations and software
systems generate patentable intellectual property. Education’s lower patent count aligns
with its focus on pedagogical theory and practice, domains less amenable to patent
protection. These publication preference patterns demonstrate how disciplinary cultures
shape dissemination strategies, even within a single institutional context (Stackhouse &
Day, 2005).

4.4. Research output trends over time

Figure 4. Number of research entities over years
Source: Author

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