40 min
Tell the story of your research impact with Dr. Beth Blackwood Clinician Researcher
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- Medicine
Beth Blackwood is a Research & Education Librarian at the Medical Center Library & Archives at Duke University, where she serves as the Lead for Research Impact and the Liaison to the Duke Global Health Institute. In this episode, Dr. Blackwood discusses how to measure the impact of your scholarly work beyond traditional metrics like the H index.
Key Points Discussed:
Understanding traditional metrics: The limitations of traditional metrics like the H index and journal impact factor, which may not accurately reflect the impact of research in niche or emerging fields.Owning your narrative: The importance of shaping a narrative around your research impact, highlighting factors such as publishing in open-access journals, reaching marginalized communities, and engaging in interdisciplinary collaboration.Alternative metrics: The concept of journal quartiles as a more nuanced way to assess the impact of research within specific fields and strategies for identifying non-traditional metrics to demonstrate impact beyond citation counts.Institutional perspectives: Assisting institutions with data visualization tools to help departments understand and communicate the impact of their researchers' work. The need for a narrative-driven approach to evaluation that takes into account the unique contexts and populations served by researchers.Links and Resources Mentioned:
Connect with Toyosi Onwuemene on Instagram, LinkedIn, and Facebook.
Call to Action:
Craft a narrative around your research impact that highlights factors such as open-access publishing, engagement with marginalized communities, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Sponsor/Advertising/Monetization Information:
This episode is sponsored by Coag Coach LLC, a leading provider of coaching resources for clinicians transitioning to become research leaders. Coag Coach LLC is committed to supporting clinicians in their scholarship.
Looking for a coach?
Sign up for a coaching discovery call today: https://www.coagcoach.com/service-page/consultation-call-1
Beth Blackwood is a Research & Education Librarian at the Medical Center Library & Archives at Duke University, where she serves as the Lead for Research Impact and the Liaison to the Duke Global Health Institute. In this episode, Dr. Blackwood discusses how to measure the impact of your scholarly work beyond traditional metrics like the H index.
Key Points Discussed:
Understanding traditional metrics: The limitations of traditional metrics like the H index and journal impact factor, which may not accurately reflect the impact of research in niche or emerging fields.Owning your narrative: The importance of shaping a narrative around your research impact, highlighting factors such as publishing in open-access journals, reaching marginalized communities, and engaging in interdisciplinary collaboration.Alternative metrics: The concept of journal quartiles as a more nuanced way to assess the impact of research within specific fields and strategies for identifying non-traditional metrics to demonstrate impact beyond citation counts.Institutional perspectives: Assisting institutions with data visualization tools to help departments understand and communicate the impact of their researchers' work. The need for a narrative-driven approach to evaluation that takes into account the unique contexts and populations served by researchers.Links and Resources Mentioned:
Connect with Toyosi Onwuemene on Instagram, LinkedIn, and Facebook.
Call to Action:
Craft a narrative around your research impact that highlights factors such as open-access publishing, engagement with marginalized communities, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Sponsor/Advertising/Monetization Information:
This episode is sponsored by Coag Coach LLC, a leading provider of coaching resources for clinicians transitioning to become research leaders. Coag Coach LLC is committed to supporting clinicians in their scholarship.
Looking for a coach?
Sign up for a coaching discovery call today: https://www.coagcoach.com/service-page/consultation-call-1
40 min