The characteristics and reporting quality of research impact case studies: A systematic review

Heyeres, Marion; Tsey, Komla; Yang, Yinghong; Yan, Li; Jiang, Hua

doi:10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2018.11.002

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“…Health researchers are increasingly required to show evidence of translation of their research findings to demonstrate real-world impact [9,24]. As such, it is important that health researchers capitalize on opportunities to document and communicate the impact of their research.…”

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Reporting health research translation and impact in the curriculum vitae: a survey

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Brosseau

Caspar

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Background: Increasingly, health researchers must demonstrate the impact and real-life applications of their research. We investigated how health researchers with expertise in knowledge translation report research translation activities and impact on their curriculum vitae (CV). Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional survey of health researchers with expertise in knowledge translation as we anticipated best practices in CV reporting from this specialized group. Our survey asked participants about their reporting of research translation and impact activities on their CVs, intention to report, and barriers and facilitators to reporting such activities on their CVs. We calculated univariate descriptive statistics for all quantitative data. Linear regression models determined predictors of researchers' intention to report research translation and impact activities on their CVs. We analyzed open-ended qualitative responses using content analysis. Results: One hundred and fifty-three health researchers responded to the survey (response rate = 29%). Most respondents were Canadian, were female, and had a doctoral degree. Eighty-two percent indicated they reported at least one research translation and/or impact indicator on their CVs. Of those, health researchers commonly reported the following: advisory/regulatory committee membership related to research program (83%), research translation award(s) (61%), and academic performance assessments (59%). Researchers least commonly indicated the following: citation metric scores (31%), summaries of impact (21%), and requests to use research materials and/ or products (19%). Fewer than half of the health researchers intended to report knowledge translation (43%) and impact (33%) on their CVs. Strong beliefs about capabilities and consequences of reporting research translation and/or impact were significant predictors of intention. Main barriers were as follows: CV templates do not include research translation and impact activities, participants perceived employers do not value research translation and impact activities, and lack of metrics to evaluate research translation and impact. Ninety-six percent were unaware of a CV template formatted to include research translation and/or impact reporting. Conclusions: Knowledge translation and impact indicators on the CV are inconsistently reported by our sample of health researchers. Modifiable barriers should be addressed to support more consistent reporting of such activities, including providing a CV template that includes research translation and impact as well as clear metrics to quantify them.

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Reporting health research translation and impact in the curriculum vitae: a survey

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“…1) H 1 : Journal citation preference (JCP) has a significant effect on researcher's choice of publisher (CP) [2] [9].…”

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“…Universities and other research-oriented organizations place premium on the quality of their research publications, using bibliometric indices and measures of journal impact factor and H-index, [9] [10] [11]. The ranking of the research resourcefulness of such institutions and individual researchers in the world is also based on similar bibliometric assessments, [12]- [18].…”

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Students’ Journal Paper Citing and Choice of Publisher: The Mediating Roles of Impact Factor and H-Index as Bibliometric Measures

Ahmed¹,

Zhang²,

Shi³

2019

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between journal citation preference (JCP) of scholars and their choice for publisher (CP) for their research papers. The study also considers the mediating roles played by journal impact factor (IF) and H-index (HI) on this relationship. Multiples linear regression analysis and the PROCESS Macro statistical tool were used to assess the main effects and mediating effects between the studied variables. From findings, CP had a 49.1%, 66.7% and 53.0% chance of its variations being explained by a unit increase in JCP, IF and HI respectively. In practical sense, the decision of a research student for a journal paper publisher is explained by the type of journal papers cited in the study up to about 50.0%, ceteris paribus. Impact factor (IF) played a significant mediating role on the relationship between JCP and CP with an r 2 of 0.588 against a 0.434 direct effect. Fir HI, an r 2 of 0.086 against a direct effect coefficient of 0.434 did not show significant mediation. It implies therefore that CP is influenced mostly by IF of journals.

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“…The past decade has seen a substantial increase in the attention being paid to research impact assessment (RIA) 1,2,13,14 . However, the increase in attention and papers published on the topic have not resulted in consistency with respect to terminology or methods used for assessing research impact.…”

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A research impact model for work and health

Eerd

Moser

Saunders

2020

American J Industrial Med

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Research organizations, governments and funding agencies are increasingly interested in the impact of research beyond academia. While a growing literature describes research impacts in healthcare and health services, little has focused on occupational health and safety research. This article describes a research impact model that has been in use for over a decade. The model was developed to track and describe the impact of research conducted by a mid-sized institute that focuses on work and health. Model development was informed by existing models, with the goal of contextualizing the institute's case studies describing three types of research impact: evidence of the diffusion of research; evidence of research informing decision-making; and evidence of societal impact. A logic model describes research actions and outcomes, as well as key audiences and knowledge transfer approaches. A unique element is its indication of the level of difficulty in determining types of impact. The model compares well with current research impact models developed or used in healthcare and health services research, and it has been useful in guiding a mid-sized research organization's process for tracking and describing the impact of its research. It may be useful to other small and mid-sized research organizations that focus on workplace health and safety.

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The characteristics and reporting quality of research impact case studies: A systematic review

Cited by 26 publications

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Reporting health research translation and impact in the curriculum vitae: a survey

Reporting health research translation and impact in the curriculum vitae: a survey

Students’ Journal Paper Citing and Choice of Publisher: The Mediating Roles of Impact Factor and H-Index as Bibliometric Measures

A research impact model for work and health

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