With calls for widespread research assessment reform increasing and public trust in science under threat in many regions, research producers and funders worldwide need new ways to demonstrate impact. A 2023 Research Professional News
study found that although university research office leaders most commonly measure publications and citations today, over half anticipate needing to measure the societal benefits of research within five years—and 70% report that this type of impact is difficult to measure. Despite well-documented challenges, a solution has remained elusive—until now.
In this webinar, experts from the Institute for Scientific Information™ (ISI™) will present a new, responsible framework for evaluating the societal impact of research that enables users to measure impact at scale across eight facets ranging from ‘Political & Policy’ to ‘Technological,’ ‘Medical’ and ‘Environmental’. The framework will be incorporated into the forthcoming
Web of Science Research Intelligence™ platform, and we are seeking community feedback on both the framework itself and its applications.
Join us to:
- Learn about the importance of leading and lagging indicators in measuring societal impact, and the need to balance qualitative and quantitative approaches
- See examples of how the framework can be applied to measure and compare institution-level societal impact
- Comment on the framework and get involved in its continued development
