LONDON, Sept. 25,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Clarivate
Plc (NYSE:CLVT), a leading global provider of transformative
intelligence, today announced the development of a comprehensive
framework for evaluating the societal impact of research. The
approach has been outlined in a new report published today by the
Institute for Scientific Information (ISI)™ to address the growing
demand for demonstrating the benefits of research and development
(R&D) investments across various sectors of society.
The report, A responsible framework for evaluating the
societal impact of research, outlines a
responsible and robust foundation for evaluation that goes beyond
traditional scholarly output and includes a wide range of data
sources. The new framework will be incorporated into the
forthcoming Web of Science Research
Intelligence™ platform.
Emmanuel Thiveaud, Senior Vice President, Research and
Analytics, Academia & Government at Clarivate, said: "As global
R&D spending continues to rise, funders, governments and
institutions face increasing pressure to ensure that their
investments provide measurable benefits in areas such as health,
climate change and technological advancement. This new framework
developed by the Institute for Scientific Information provides the
tools necessary to meet this demand, allowing users to focus on
specific research areas most relevant to their organization's
mission and long-term objectives."
The framework developed by Clarivate addresses core challenges
in evaluating societal impact:
- Recognizing the varied and complex needs of
society: To address the diversity of societal needs, the
framework categorizes societal needs into eight facets: Political
& Policy, Legal & Governance, Economic, Human Capital,
Medical, Social & Cultural, Technological and
Environmental.
- Balancing qualitative and quantitative approaches: The
framework will extend beyond traditional quantitative indicators to
enable richer and more nuanced qualitative assessments.
- Navigating the long timeframes between research
discovery to societal application: To mitigate the
challenge of lengthy delays between research being conducted and
any resultant societal benefits, the evaluation framework contains
both lagging and leading indicators. Lagging indicators offer
retrospective insights by analyzing past outputs and activities,
while leading indicators are forward-looking and analyze recent
signals that suggest the potential to generate future societal
benefits.
Dr. Dmytro Filchenko, Senior
Director, Research & Analytics at the Institute for Scientific
Information said: "Our framework leverages our extensive resources
of enriched data which goes beyond scholarly output and extends to
our data on patents, clinical trials, policy documents, media
publications, data sets, educational outputs, funding data and much
more, as well as external data sources where necessary. This
comprehensive approach ensures a nuanced and accurate assessment of
societal impact across various domains."
Each of the eight facets in the framework contains multiple
individual metrics, allowing for a detailed and customizable
evaluation. The overall societal impact for each facet will be
presented responsibly in a Societal Impact
Profile™ with the underlying individual metrics
available to support transparency and more granular analyses. This
will allow Web of Science Research Intelligence platform users to
tailor the evaluation to their specific needs.
Notes to editors:
The forthcoming Web of Science Research Intelligence platform
is a next-generation software
solution powered by AI that will empower researchers to accelerate
breakthroughs and research institutions to better measure and
showcase the impact of their research.
About Clarivate
Clarivate™ is a leading global provider of transformative
intelligence. We offer enriched data, insights & analytics,
workflow solutions and expert services in the areas of Academia
& Government, Intellectual Property and Life Sciences &
Healthcare. For more information, please
visit www.clarivate.com
Media Contact:
Rachel
Scheer, Director, External Communications, Academia &
Government
newsroom@clarivate.com
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