Research Guides
What does research success look like for you?
You will probably track your publications and citations, along with information required by funders and employers.
The Research Impact Frameworks below include ideas for tracking other indicators of your research success, such as community benefit, legislation & policy, and improving research culture.
The Best Practices Guidance below may help your department or field of research clarify standards and expectations for responsibly assessing impact.
"The outputs from scientific research are many and varied, including: research articles reporting new knowledge, data, reagents, and software; intellectual property; and highly trained young scientists. Funding agencies, institutions that employ scientists, and scientists themselves, all have a desire, and need, to assess the quality and impact of scientific outputs. It is thus imperative that scientific output is measured accurately and evaluated wisely." ~DORA: Declaration on Research Assessment
Many initiatives urge institutions and individuals to adopt responsible methods of evaluation and provide guidance on reducing biases in research evaluation.