Main models for research impact assessment
| Type | Model | Main features | Advantages |
|---|---|---|---|
| Performance | Payback framework (Buxton & Hanney, 1996) | Logical model + Five categories of paybacks | Explicit research planning Defined standard impact categories |
| Research impact framework (Kuruvilla et al., 2006) | Four impact categories | A valuable guide on societal impact categories | |
| Research excellence framework (REF, 2014, 2019) | Research impact plan + Defined criteria and scale for assessment | Definition of a research impact plan Specific products as research deliverables (case studies) | |
| Process | SIAMPI (Spaapen & Van Drooge, 2011) | Identification of interactions among researchers and users | More suitable for social sciences and humanities |
| Contribution mapping (Kok & Schuit, 2012) | Map with the contribution of research and the interaction with key users | Combines the phases of research with associated contributions and interactions with users |
| Type | Model | Main features | Advantages |
|---|---|---|---|
| Performance | Payback framework | Logical model + | Explicit research planning Defined standard impact categories |
| Research impact framework | Four impact categories | A valuable guide on societal impact categories | |
| Research excellence framework | Research impact plan + | Definition of a research impact plan | |
| Process | SIAMPI | Identification of interactions among researchers and users | More suitable for social sciences and humanities |
| Contribution mapping | Map with the contribution of research and the interaction with key users | Combines the phases of research with associated contributions and interactions with users |
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