Abstract Societal impact of research does not occur primarily as unexpected extraordinary incidents of particularly useful breakthroughs in science. It is more often a result of normal everyday... Show moreAbstract Societal impact of research does not occur primarily as unexpected extraordinary incidents of particularly useful breakthroughs in science. It is more often a result of normal everyday interactions between organizations that need to create, exchange, and make use of new knowledge to further their goals. We use the distinctions between normal and extraordinary societal impact and between organizational- and individual-level activities and responsibilities to discuss how science–society relations can better be understood, evaluated, and improved by focusing on the organizations that typically interact in a specific domain of research. Show less
This study analyses the differences between what the academic communities of a country regard should be included as original research publications for evaluation and funding and what the commercial... Show moreThis study analyses the differences between what the academic communities of a country regard should be included as original research publications for evaluation and funding and what the commercial providers of Scopus and Web of Science are able to provide within a similar limitation to publication type. The patterns of differences are described both with regard to publication type, field of research and language. Show less
In the social sciences and humanities book publishing takes a prominent role, both in terms of communicating with international peers and with a broader intelligentsia (Hicks, 2004; Verleysen &... Show moreIn the social sciences and humanities book publishing takes a prominent role, both in terms of communicating with international peers and with a broader intelligentsia (Hicks, 2004; Verleysen & Engels, 2014). Empirical evidence regarding the evolution of the share of scholarly book publications in the total volume of scholarly publications in a given country is rare. In this study we intend to fill this gap with an analysis of the comprehensive coverage data on the share of peer reviewed book publications (book chapters, edited volumes and monographs) that are available from Flanders and Slovenia for the period 2004 to 2015. We supplement these data with data on peer reviewed book chapters and monographs from Norway for the period 2005-2015 as well as data on all types of peer reviewed book publishing for the period 2009 to 2014 for Poland and 2011 to 2015 for Finland. Show less
This paper categorises the nature of what we have labelled as the potential for 'GrImpact', in the evaluation of the wider influence of research, beyond academia. As the impact agenda broadly... Show moreThis paper categorises the nature of what we have labelled as the potential for 'GrImpact', in the evaluation of the wider influence of research, beyond academia. As the impact agenda broadly defined grows to include more formally criteria that consider the value of research beyond academia, so too does the pressure to ensure that these assessments of public value are conducted with the public's best interests in mind. In many cases, any negative impact from research cannot be foreseen at the time of the evaluation, making it vital that any kinds of rewards for impact stimulate only positive public benefits (aka ""the right type"" of impact). Using a series of case studies of identified ""negative impact"" this paper explores the concept of Grimpact, as well as creates typologies of its characteristics and precursors. Show less
Glänzel, W.; Thijs, B.; Zhang, L.; Sivertsen, G. 2018
In the present study, we develop and apply a model for individual-level evaluation of research activity and citation impact. In particular, we analyse publication activity and citation impact on... Show moreIn the present study, we develop and apply a model for individual-level evaluation of research activity and citation impact. In particular, we analyse publication activity and citation impact on the basis of a unique cleaned national dataset, where the most commonly known issue in individual-level bibliometrics, namely the problem with large-scale author identification is eliminated. The full individual validation of the set also helps gain clarity regarding the final limitations of the subject, profile and seniority factor in productivity studies. The study focuses on the following questions. Firstly, can we extend the model of Characteristic Scores and Scales (CSS) to publication activity and what are the caveats? Secondly, in how far does co-authorship fractionation matter affect the indictors? Finally, how can we combine publication and citation CSS models? In order to answer these questions, a 10-year publication dataset of the Norwegian Cristin database was used in combination with citations from the Clarivate Analytics Web of Science Core Collection. Show less
