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Research Impact Models

Research impact models are frameworks that can help a researcher or group of researchers clearly describe the scope of the impact of their work. These models can help a researcher think about the breadth and depth of their work through a variety of lenses, going beyond simple citation metrics in some cases.

Becker Medical Library Model for Assessment of Research Impact
This model of research impact helps faculty think about their impact in broader terms than just citations to journal articles. Very helpful for articulating impact in dossier narratives.
Cushing/Whitney Medical Library (Yale University) Research Impact Video Series
A very well done series of videos discussing author, article, and journal level metrics.
How to Track the Impact of Research Data with Metrics
From the Digital Curation Centre, written by Alex Ball and Monica Duke. This page helps researchers think about their actual data behind their publications. This is especially important to think about as funding agencies ask for data to be shared.
A Narrative Review of Research Impact Assessment Models and Methods
Article by Milat, Bauman, and Redman from 2015. Covers several models. Freely available in PubMed Central.
Research Impact: A Narrative Review
Article by Greenhalgh, Raftery, Hanney and Glover from 2016 discussing a variety of research impact models, especially those prevalent in Europe and internationally.

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