- Academic & societal impactResearch impact can be defined as the significance of research within and outside of the academic world. Individual researchers as well as institutes are expected to show their research impact as part of various important processes. For managers, these can for example be SEP Evaluation and recruitment and promotion. For researchers, examples are applications for research funding and tenure track selection at intake. The University Library offers support for researchers on determining, increasing and maintaining research impact. What is academic impact? Academic impact can be defined as the significance of research for stakeholders within the academic world. To measure this significance, various quantitative indicators – often referred to as bibliometrics – are used. Below the most dominant quantitative indicators are explained, based on the definitions in the metrics-toolkit. For appropriate use, data sources and more please click on the ‘more info’ links. H-index: author-level metric calculated from the count
- Increasing Visibility & ImpactTo improve your academic and societal impact as a researcher, visibility of your work and a deliberate strategy with regard to publishing and grant applications are key. Below, you will find advice and links to relevant services and sources. Making your work more visible By making your research visible and accessible your it is more likely to be noticed and used, thus increasing your own reputation and chances of success in your academic work. A selection of tools and activities is presented below: 1. Get a unique author identifier Getting an ORCID iD helps to distinguish yourself and your work from that of other researchers. It is a widely used author identifier, recognized by publishers, funding organizations and research institutions. To learn more about ORCID iD please visit this page. 2. Share your research output Making your work (e.g. publications, posters, research data, code, video) openly available to others increases your visibility. Many public funders require that publications, as well as underlying
- OrcidAn ORCID iD is a 16-digit number that serves as a unique identifier for a researcher. The identifier can be linked to a researcher’s work, e.g. articles, data sets or posters. Once you have connected all your work to a unique ORCID iD, you can use this identifier to share your information with other systems. When you create an ORCID iD, you automatically have an ORCID account where you can add research contributions to your ORCID record. Create an ORCID iD Go to orcid.org/register Fill out the form and click on complete registration (we recommend choosing ‘everyone’ under visibility settings). Go to your mailbox and in the verification email that you have received from ORCID, click on verify your email address. Your ORCID account will open in a new tab or screen. You are now ready to build an ORCID record. Add research contributions to your ORCID record To import information about publications and other works into your ORCID record, there are several options. Go to the works tab and click on add works > search