From: Metrics to evaluate implementation scientists in the USA: what matters most?
Factor | Perceived degree of influence for tenure and promotion decisions about implementation scientists | Perceived degree of importance to being a successful implementation scientist | Z (p-value) | ||||
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None | Minor | Major | None | Minor | Major | ||
Number of publicationsa | 0% | 7.6% | 92.4% | 2.3% | 36.3% | 61.4% | − 5.975 (< .001) |
Quality of publication outletsa | 0% | 15.9% | 84.1% | 2.3% | 22.7% | 75.0% | − 2.468 (.017) |
Presentations at professional meetingsb | 12.1% | 71.2% | 16.7% | 1.5% | 50.8% | 47.7% | − 6.822(< .001) |
Success in obtaining external fundinga | 0% | 2.3% | 97.7% | 0% | 14.4% | 85.6% | − 3.578 (< .001) |
Involvement in professional serviceb | 3.8% | 75.8% | 20.4% | 6.8% | 56.1% | 37.1% | − 2.714 (.009) |
Record of excellence in teachinga | 10.6% | 65.2% | 24.2% | 21.2% | 65.2% | 13.6% | − 3.218 (< .001) |
Impact of the implementation scientist’s scholarship on the local community and/or stateb | 12.1% | 59.9% | 28.0% | 3.8% | 21.2% | 75.0% | − 7.214 (< .001) |
Impact of the implementation scientist’s scholarship on the research communityb | 2.3% | 29.5% | 68.2% | 2.3% | 15.9% | 81.8% | − 2.92 (.005) |
The number and quality of the implementation scientist’s community partnershipsb | 25.0% | 62.1% | 12.9% | 2.3% | 31.8% | 65.9% | − 8.029 (< .001) |
The implementation scientist’s ability to disseminate her/his work to non-research audiencesb | 37.1% | 56.1% | 6.8% | 11.4% | 46.2% | 42.4% | − 7.514 (< .001) |