Table 5 Latent class analysis — further characteristics of typologies of embedded researcher in the data
| Â | Class 1: remote embedded researcher model | Class 2: low level embeddedness model | Class 3: reverse embedded researcher model | Class 4: classic embedded researcher model | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Term | Number and percentage | Term | Number and percentage | Term | Number and percentage | Term | Number and percentage |
Top 3 most common terms used to describe activity | By original profession (no new term) | 5 (10.8%) | Researcher | 5 (17.9%) | By original profession (no new term) | 9 (17.6%) | Knowledge transfer partnership associate | 14 (13.5%) |
| Â | Knowledge broker | 4 (8.7%) | By original profession (no new term) | 5 (17.9%) | Fellow | 4 (7.8%) | Embedded researcher | 10 (9.6%) |
| Â | Embedded researcher/mentor/researcher | All 2 (4.4%) | Â | Â | Secondment | 3 (5.9%) | Researcher | 10 (9.6%) |
Top 3 most common countries activity took place within | USA | 10 (21.7%) | USA | 6 (21.4%) | England | 14 (27.5%) | England | 32 (30.7%) |
| Â | Australia | 8 (17.4%) | Australia | 5 (17.9%) | USA | 12 (23.5%) | USA | 21 (20.2%) |
| Â | England | 5 (10.9%) | England | 3 (10.7%) | Canada | 4 (7.8%) | Canada | 10 (9.6%) |
Top 3 most common sectors activity took place within | Clinical health | 11 (23.9%) | Clinical Health | 9 (32.1%) | Clinical Health | 30 (58.8%) | Clinical Health | 28 (26.9%) |
| Â | Industry | 9 (19.6%) | Social care | 4 (14.3%) | Education | 8 (15.7%) | Public health | 19 (18.3%) |
| Â | Public health | 6 (13.0%) | Public health | 3 (10.7%) | Industry | 4 (7.8%) | Industry | 17 (16.4%) |
Total number | 46 | 20.10% | 28 | 12.20% | 51 | 22.30% | 104 | 45.40% |