scholarly journals The dilemmas and uncertainties in assessing the societal impact of research

2020 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 207-218 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juha-Pekka Lauronen
Keyword(s):  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Evaluation System ◽  
Research Evaluation ◽  
Research Impact ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Assessment Practices ◽  
Societal Impact ◽  
Research Impact Assessment ◽  
Guiding Principles ◽  
Research Evaluation System

Abstract In the 2000s, many European Union countries have established research impact assessment practices as part of the scrutiny of the third mission of universities. The Finnish research evaluation system has widely adopted a societal impact criterion. In this study, the question is what guiding principles does impact assessment rely on. This point of view is based on the experiences and opinions of experts interviewed for the study. Four implicit principles of impact assessment which guide assessment goals and practical implementations were found. The guiding principles have several social and methodological dilemmas due to liminal interpretations between social interests and academic endeavor. This study recommends that the evaluation scholars should consider the actual social purpose vis-à-vis consistent methodological approaches to assessment before applying ‘all-round’ solutions to scholarly fields.

Missiological research: Making impact or missing the mark?

2021 ◽  
pp. 009182962110021
Author(s):  
Hae-Won Kim
Keyword(s):  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Research Impact ◽  
Societal Impact ◽  
Conceptual Frameworks ◽  
Research To Practice ◽  
Research Knowledge ◽  
Academic Impact ◽  
Research Impact Assessment ◽  
Key Concepts

This article explores ways of conceptualizing research impact and its assessment in the context of missiological research. Can it be assumed that there is a link between missiological research knowledge and research impact on mission practice and practitioners? First, the author defines and discusses some key concepts – research impact, impact assessment, academic impact and societal impact – as well as conceptual frameworks of and approaches to research impact assessment. The author then begins to conceptualize a framework for linking research to practice in missiological research which can be further developed into a framework for research impact assessment.

scholarly journals Building interdisciplinary research teams according to the requirements of the national research evaluation system

2020 ◽  
Vol 42 ◽  
pp. 118-139
Author(s):  
Łukasz Wiechetek ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Interdisciplinary Research ◽  
Evaluation System ◽  
Research Evaluation ◽  
Interdisciplinary Teams ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Original Research ◽  
Research Teams ◽  
Scientific Disciplines ◽  
Value Contribution ◽  
Research Evaluation System

Aim/purpose – The paper explores the issue of building interdisciplinary research teams from the point of view of the evaluation requirements for Polish researchers and research units. The main aim of the paper is to determine the possibility of creating interdiscipli-nary research teams involving management and economics researchers.Design/methodology/approach – The author searched 30,404 journals. An assumption was made that team creation should reflect the evaluation requirements of several meas-urement factors of similarity between disciplines, these were duly developed. An analy-sis of the possibility of developing effective interdisciplinary teams to maximise the possible number of places for publications and points scored was performed and dis-cussed. The analysis was performed by considering all of the scored journals useful for the development of young researchers and well-regarded journals publishing original research prepared by experienced scientists.Findings – The analysis indicates that the relevant journals are not evenly spread among the various scientific disciplines examined. Considering the possibility of finding many shared journals for publication while achieving favourable interdisciplinary research outcomes and scoring a high number of evaluation points, researchers in the fields of economics as well as finance and management and quality sciences should mainly cooperate with researchers in the field of socio-economic geography and sociological sciences.Research implications/limitations – The analysis was based on the Polish national research evaluation system, which may limit the generalisation of the results. Originality/value/contribution – The results presented in the paper may be useful for researchers, research team managers and authorities who run research units and create effective research teams.

Introduction: critical reflections on research impact

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Katherine E. Smith ◽  
Justyna Bandola-Gill ◽  
Nasar Meer ◽  
Ellen Stewart ◽  
Richard Watermeyer
Keyword(s):  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Empirical Investigation ◽  
Research Impact ◽  
Research Impact Assessment ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Critical Reflections

This chapter briefly explains what we mean by ‘the impact agenda’ and what the UK approach to research impact assessment involves. This chapter also makes the case for why an empirical investigation of the recent changes associated with research impact assessment is required and provides key definitions and an overview of the rest of the book.

scholarly journals 14 Starting a collaborative research impact assessment: a tale of two research funders

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kay Lakin ◽  
Sanjay Thakrar ◽  
Claire Vaughan ◽  
Sabine Best ◽  
Laura Chatland ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Collaborative Research ◽  
Research Impact ◽  
Research Impact Assessment

scholarly journals Automated Research Impact Assessment: a new bibliometrics approach

2016 ◽  
Vol 106 (3) ◽  
pp. 987-1005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christina H. Drew ◽  
Kristianna G. Pettibone ◽  
Fallis Owen Finch ◽  
Douglas Giles ◽  
Paul Jordan
Keyword(s):  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Research Impact ◽  
Research Impact Assessment

A Study on Methodologies for Research Impact Assessment: Responses of the UK Research Councils to the Warry Report

2010 ◽  
Vol 24 (5) ◽  
pp. 393-397 ◽  
Author(s):  
André Luiz de Campos
Keyword(s):  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Research Funding ◽  
Research Impact ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Impact Studies ◽  
Research Impact Assessment ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Research Councils ◽  
The Impact

The experience of the UK Research Councils in assessing the impacts of their research funding is discussed, including a report on the findings of research which reviewed the impact studies implemented by the Research Councils. The response of the Councils to the challenge of demonstrating the impacts of their funding and the main methodologies used are presented and the implications of both for the Research Councils and policy makers elsewhere are outlined.

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