Research Impact Metrics

This guide provides an overview of finding, gathering, and using metrics and other information about your research and scholarship to tell the story of your scholarly impact.

Borrowing from the Economic and Social Research Council (UKRI): 

• Academic impact is the demonstrable contribution that excellent social and economic research makes in shifting understanding and advancing scientific method, theory and application across and within disciplines
• Economic and societal impact is the demonstrable contribution that excellent social and economic research makes to society and the economy, and its benefits to individuals, organisations and/or nations. 

Where you may need to highlight or demonstrate the impact of your scholarly work.

• Preparing your promotion and tenure (P&T) dossier.
• For foreign scholars, completing requirements related to visas and permanent residency.
• Applying for grants, and reporting on the activities of your funded research where you may be asked to identify "broader impacts of your work."
• Applying for jobs, and updating your CV.
• Identifying yourself as an expert outside of your academic peers (media, public, legislators, etc.). 

Use the links to the left to navigate through the guide.  

• If you are looking for article-level or book/chapter-level metrics, jump to the Output-Level Metrics tab.

Who can I contact for help on finding and using these metrics? What about workshops?

We offer consultations or workshops on demand for individuals, research groups, departments and others.

Faculty, staff, and students are welcome to email us at scholcomm@ucsd.edu. Please include your status, department (or major or research center), and how many people are interested in the training. One of us will get back to you.
 

UC San Diego Library Scholarly Communications Working Group, Instruction/Outreach Team