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Can Academic Research be a Force for Good?

By Henrich R. Greve | Published: June 17, 2019

The greatest value of research is the positive impact it has on society. In this first blog post from a series looking at seminal academic...

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The Changing Imperative to Demonstrate Social Science Impact

By Ziyad Marar | Published: May 29, 2019

In less than a decade the impact agenda has evolved from being a controversial idea to an established part of national research systems. Over the...

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New Report Looks at Steps Toward Impact Measurement

By Social Science Space | Published: May 23, 2019

SAGE Publishing, the parent of Social Science Space, has released a report on measuring the impact of social science. Two issues undergird the report –...

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Meanwhile, Impact Down Under

By Louis Coiffait | Published: May 22, 2019

Australia has been sampling a variety of tests for measuring research impact for more than a decade, but has yet to settle on whether the...

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Where Next for National Impact and Knowledge Exchange Policies?

By Louis Coiffait | Published: May 20, 2019

Showing impact is a question of timescales as well as metrics. If you invest in research you are likely to see success in high-quality research...

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Trans-Atlantic Approaches to Impact and Knowledge Exchange

By Louis Coiffait | Published: May 15, 2019

For this fifth article in the series of measuring impact, Louis Coiffait spoke to two leading UK experts who also know other countries; Dr Hamish...

Also posted in Academic Funding, Innovation, International Debate | Tagged Alumni, Higher Education Innovation Fund, Intellectual Property Rights, NIST, STAR Metrics | Leave a comment

How Journal Impact Factor Affects Your Career

By Alice Fleerackers, Juan Pablo Alperin and Erin McKiernan | Published: May 8, 2019

A new preprint was recently shared on PeerJ Preprints on the Use of the Journal Impact Factor in academic review, promotion, and tenure evaluations. Alice...

Also posted in Career, Communication | Tagged Impact Factors, PeerJ, Publication Concerns | Leave a comment

Social Science Ahead of the (Shallow) Curve on Altmetrics Acceptance

By Michael Todd | Published: May 3, 2019

A new survey of university faculty finds that the idea of altmetrics – using something aside from journal citations as the measure of scholarly impact...

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ESRC Announces Finalists for Celebrating Impact Prize

By ESRC | Published: April 30, 2019

Ranging from jurisprudence to autism, the loss of a baby to the growth of equality in science education, the work of the finalists in the...

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Book Review: Scholarly Communication and Measuring Research – What Does Everyone Need to Know?

By James Hartley | Published: April 23, 2019

Academics are required to not only find effective ways to communicate their research, but also to increasingly measure and quantify its quality, impact and reach....

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Demonstrating Impact: How Cognitive Science Shapes Everyday Life

By Federation of Associations in Behavioral and Brain Sciences | Published: April 22, 2019

In their new video series entitled “Science in the District: Cognitive Psychology in the Real World,” the Federation of Associations in Behavioral & Brain Sciences...

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Can We Use Altmetrics to Measure Societal Impact?

By Lutz Bornmann and Robin Haunschild | Published: April 9, 2019

In this post, Lutz Bornmann and Robin Haunschild present evidence from their recent study examining the relationship of peer review, altmetrics, and bibliometric analyses with...

Posted in Impact | Tagged Altmetrics, LSE Impact | Leave a comment

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Impact

Can Academic Research be a Force for Good?

The Changing Imperative to Demonstrate Social Science Impact

New Report Looks at Steps Toward Impact Measurement

Meanwhile, Impact Down Under

Where Next for National Impact and Knowledge Exchange Policies?

Trans-Atlantic Approaches to Impact and Knowledge Exchange

How Journal Impact Factor Affects Your Career

Social Science Ahead of the (Shallow) Curve on Altmetrics Acceptance

ESRC Announces Finalists for Celebrating Impact Prize

Book Review: Scholarly Communication and Measuring Research – What Does Everyone Need to Know?

Demonstrating Impact: How Cognitive Science Shapes Everyday Life

Can We Use Altmetrics to Measure Societal Impact?

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