Table 2 Health researchers’ reporting of research translation and impact activities on their CVs
From: Reporting health research translation and impact in the curriculum vitae: a survey
Research translation and/or impact activities | Yes n (%) | No n (%) | NA n (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Citation metrics | H-index – reported from Scopus, Web of Science, Google Scholar (n = 123) | 25 (20%) | 85 (69%) | 13 (11%) |
ResearchGate score (n = 124) | 7 (6%) | 103 (83%) | 14 (11%) | |
Research cited in policy documents or guidelines (n = 123) | 26 (21%) | 73 (59%) | 24 (20%) | |
Highly accessed publications (n = 124) | 35 (28%) | 70 (56%) | 19 (15%) | |
Research cited in journal commentaries (n = 123) | 10 (8%) | 79 (64%) | 34 (28%) | |
Research cited blogs or websites (n = 124) | 9 (7%) | 90 (73%) | 25 (20%) | |
Book chapters informed by your research (n = 123) | 42 (34%) | 53 (43%) | 28 (23%) | |
Publications targeting specific audiences/professions (n = 123) | 69 (56%) | 42 (34%) | 12 (10%) | |
Reporting of products and materials results from research | Products and/or materials designed to translate research into practice or policy (n = 123) | 53 (43%) | 51 (42%) | 19 (15%) |
Online downloads or hits from products/materials developed from research (n = 124) | 14 (11%) | 89 (72%) | 21 (17%) | |
Permission/requests to use products/material (n = 124) | 6 (5%) | 100 (81%) | 18 (15%) | |
Integration of research program materials into services within a community (n = 124) | 19 (15%) | 76 (61%) | 29 (23%) | |
Training | Training provided to knowledge users (n = 123) | 67 (55%) | 43 (35%) | 13 (11%) |
Course Content or Curriculum (including online training modules) informed by your research program (n = 121) | 38 (31%) | 64 (53%) | 19 (16%) | |
Online and media exposure | Website for research program (n = 124) | 30 (24%) | 77 (62%) | 17 (13%) |
Blogs that discuss your research (n = 124) | 7 (6%) | 74 (60%) | 43 (35%) | |
News sources that discuss your research (n = 134) | 32 (26%) | 66 (53%) | 26 (21%) | |
Twitter followers (n = 120) | 4 (3%) | 91 (76%) | 25 (21%) | |
Meetings and committees | Invitations to meetings to disseminate research (n = 123) | 71 (57%) | 42 (34%) | 10 (8%) |
List memberships on advisory committees/ boards/ regulatory committees (n = 122) | 102 (83%) | 12 (10%) | 8 (7%) | |
Consultancy/ collaboration | Memberships and/or contributions to clinical practice guideline development teams (n=121) | 49 (41%) | 26 (21%) | 46 (38%) |
Health services contracts for projects focused on changing knowledge users practice (n = 122) | 32 (26%) | 58 (48%) | 32 (26%) | |
Consultancies (n = 121) | 47 (38%) | 40 (33%) | 34 (28%) | |
Flag knowledge users on publications (n = 120) | 30 (25%) | 71 (59%) | 19 (16%) | |
Flag knowledge users on grants (n = 120) | 35 (29%) | 66 (55%) | 19 (16%) | |
Use of stories | Stories of impact from knowledge users (n = 124) | 8 (7%) | 92 (74%) | 24 (19%) |
Stories of impact by you (health researcher) (n = 118) | 9 (7%) | 89 (75%) | 21 (18%) | |
Awards | Award or other formal recognition for research translation activities (n = 124) | 76 (61%) | 14 (11%) | 34 (27%) |
Impact | Summary statement/bullet points of impact (n = 123) | 12 (10%) | 97 (79%) | 14 (11%) |
Impact for research of graduate students that you supervised (n = 123) | 14 (11%) | 77 (63%) | 32 (26%) | |
Elected membership on a society for which membership requires demonstration of research impact (n = 120) | 22 (18%) | 38 (32%) | 60 (50%) | |
Other | Assessments of your academic performance (n=124) | 48 (39%) | 65 (52%) | 11 (9%) |
Are you aware of any CV template or guidelines that provide a structured format for reporting research translation activities and/or indicators of impact? (n = 124) | 5 (4%) | 119 (96%) | 0 | |