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Measuring the societal impact of research
Author(s) -
Bornmann Lutz
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
embo reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.584
H-Index - 184
eISSN - 1469-3178
pISSN - 1469-221X
DOI - 10.1038/embor.2012.99
Subject(s) - societal impact of nanotechnology , investment (military) , financial crisis , business , measure (data warehouse) , social impact , political science , economics , public economics , sociology , computer science , politics , macroeconomics , population , materials science , demography , database , law , nanotechnology
The global financial crisis has changed how nations and agencies prioritize research investment. There has been a push towards science with expected benefits for society, yet devising reliable tools to predict and measure the social impact of research remains a major challenge.