Table 2 Domains of research impact definitions
From: How do we define the policy impact of public health research? A systematic review
Domain | Summary of domain, including keywords and count across definitionsa (n = 108) | Count across constructs in domain (n) |
|---|---|---|
Contribution | Specific areas of focus, including economy (72), society (58), policies (56), environment (52), culture (51), health (49), quality of life (43), services (42), community (24), organisations (24), practices (18), security (9) | 465 |
Avenues | The different elements and processes by which research can have impact, including academic (scholarly) (36) activities (24), knowledge (22), understanding (19), processes (17), excellent research (16), attitudes (13), awareness (10), funding (6), ideas (4) | 184 |
Change | Synonyms of impact evident in definitions, including benefit (58), change (39), effect (36), contribution (29), negative (consequences) or harm (6), positive returns (6), (reduction of) risk (2) | 138 |
Levels | Scale or sphere of impact that research evidence can have, including individual (20), national (19), international (14), local (10), global (9), regional (9) | 81 |