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Table 2 Perceived degree of influence/importance of various factors on tenure and promotion decisions for implementation scientists versus the overall success of implementation scientists

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)

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)

  1. aFactor was rated as significantly more important for tenure and promotion decisions, compared to being a successful implementation scientist
  2. bFactor was rated as significantly more important for being a successful implementation scientist, compared to tenure and promotion decisions.