Bibliometrics, the "Clinical Diagnostics" of Research Impact; Comment on "'We're Not Providing the Best Care If We Are Not on the Cutting Edge of Research': A Research Impact Evaluation at a Regional Australian Hospital and Health Service"

Following the Townsville Hospital and Health Service (THHS) strategic revision as a "research-based" institution, Brown et al have investigated the impact of THHS research, and its key drivers, based on 15 stakeholder interviews and two quantitative indicators. This commentary argues that...

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Main Authors: Giovanni Abramo (Author), Ciriaco Andrea D'Angelo (Author)
Format: Book
Published: Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary:Following the Townsville Hospital and Health Service (THHS) strategic revision as a "research-based" institution, Brown et al have investigated the impact of THHS research, and its key drivers, based on 15 stakeholder interviews and two quantitative indicators. This commentary argues that the quantitative analyses and findings would have benefitted from applying evaluative bibliometrics, hopefully, conducted by experienced bibliometricians. We present the potential of bibliometrics for assessing the scholarly impact of research, as well as a few examples of its application to the case of THHS, for informing research policies and strategies.
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10.34172/ijhpm.2023.7703