This article explores the current literature on 'research impact'in the social sciences and
humanities (SSH). By providing a comprehensive review of available literature, drawing on …

Societal impact of research does not occur primarily as unexpected extraordinary incidents
of particularly useful breakthroughs in science. It is more often a result of normal everyday …

Objectives To explore how factors relating to grades and grading affect the correctness of
choices that grant-review panels make among submitted proposals. To identify interventions …

In the 2000s, many European Union countries have established research impact
assessment practices as part of the scrutiny of the third mission of universities. The Finnish …

We have limited understanding of why reviewers tend to strongly disagree when scoring the
same research proposal. Thus far, research that explored disagreement has focused on the …

This study examines a basic assumption of peer review, namely, the idea that there is a
consensus on evaluation criteria among peers, which is a necessary condition for the …

Opponents of the impact agenda often base their arguments on the claim that requiring
scholarly research to demonstrate broader societal impacts conflicts with academic freedom …

Broader impact of scientific research beyond academia has become increasingly important
in research evaluation. To evaluate broader impact of research proposals, some funding …

Building on extensive observations of grant review panels and interviews with panellists in
five funding organizations, we explore how such panels assess societal impact. We find that …

An important share of research funding is allocated via competitive programs, which entail
considerable direct and indirect costs, such as to develop and evaluate the proposals. The …