100 metrics to assess and communicate the value of biomedical research : an ideas book / Susan Guthrie, Joachim Krapels, Catherine Lichten and Steven Wooding ; prepared in collaboration with the Association of American Medical Colleges.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Guthrie, Susan, 1982- author.

Krapels, Joachim, (Biomedical Research) IEN, author.

Lichten, Catherine, (Biomedical Research) IEN, author.

Wooding, Steven, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Biomedical Research--statistics & numerical data.

Program Evaluation.

Cost-Benefit Analysis.

Medical Subjects:

Biomedical Research--statistics & numerical data.

Program Evaluation.

Cost-Benefit Analysis.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xx, 100 pages) : color illustrations

Other Title:

One hundred metrics to assess and communicate the value of biomedical research

Place of Publication:

Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corporation, 2016.

Summary:

"Biomedical research affects society in many ways. It has been shown to improve health, create jobs, add to our knowledge, and foster new collaborations. Despite the complexity of modern research, many of the metrics used to evaluate the impacts of research still focus on the traditional, often academic, part of the research pathway, covering areas such as the amount of grant funding received and the number of peer-reviewed publications. In response to increasing expectations of accountability and transparency, the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), in collaboration with RAND Europe, undertook a project to help communicate the wider value of biomedical research. The initiative developed resources to support academic medical centers in evaluating the outcomes and impacts of their research using approaches relevant to various stakeholders, including patients, providers, administrators, and legislators. This report presents 100 ideas for metrics that can be used assess and communicate the value of biomedical research. The list is not comprehensive, and the metrics are not fully developed, but they should serve to stimulate and broaden thinking about how academic medical centers can communicate the value of their research to a broad range of stakeholders."--Publisher's description.

Contents:

Introduction

Research impacts. Number of journal articles published

Number of citations

Number of research output downloads

Mentions in social media

Number and size of grant awards

Number and size of awards from major funders

Number of different research funders supporting research

Success rate of grant applications

Catalog of infrastructure

Use of infrastructure by other researchers

Measures of prestige. Number of editorships of high-profile journals

Number of staff on relevant boards and committees

Number of academy members

Number and type of prizes

Number of speaker invitations/conference invitations

Number of media mentions

Number of applications per open post

Percentage of out-of-state and international applications per research job/PhD post

Track record of new hires

Undergraduate applications

Grade point average of incoming students

Teaching and career development impacts. Grade point average of graduates

Longitudinal data on career progression of students

Number of PhD graduates

Metrics to Assess and Communicate the Value of Biomedical Research

Completion rate of PhD graduates

Number of publications per PhD

5/10/15-year career outcomes for PhD students

K -> R award conversion rate

Career outcomes for researchers

Subject coverage of the professional development program

Uptake of the professional development program

Feedback on the professional development program

Improved educational attainment/reduced drop-out rate

Research and institutional processes. Start-up time for research projects

Start-up time for clinical trials

Time from funding to publications

Proportion of funds spent on administration

Support staff to researcher ratio

Prompt payment of community partners

How hiring decisions are made

How decisions are made to apply for grants

How publication decisions are made

Proportion of publications that are open access

Proportion of trials where protocol and findings are published

Description of institution’s policy on health equity in research

Proportion of projects that consider health equity in their design and conduct

Networks and dissemination. Number of collaborations on grant applications

Level of co-authorship

Bibliometric networks

Total number of different collaborators across all projects

Description of range of collaborations

Number of research projects engaging community partners

Number of research projects engaging community partners for the entire duration of the project

Number of articles co-authored with community partner

Existence of specifically tailored material for different community groups

Size of communications office

Number of staff engaged in outreach

Number of people attending outreach events and their perceptions

Level of participation in clinical trials

Number of projects with an industry partner

Industrial research funding for PhD fellowship positions in industry and PhD scholarships

Number of appointments to policy groups

Policy impacts. Number of invitations from policymakers

Number of citations in clinical guidelines

Number of citations in policy documents

Health impacts. Improved health of patients

Improved quality-of-care metrics

Number of lives touched

Narrowing of health/health care disparities

Improved awareness of preventive measures in the community

Number of treatments developed in-house

Number of new treatments available (adopted from elsewhere)

Percentage, number, and range of types of clinicians on research projects

Number of uses of research infrastructure in clinical practice

Economic impacts and commercialization. Level of local spending

Amount of direct employment

Number and type of new offices (including subsidiaries) in the area

Size of technology transfer office

Existence of intellectual property policy

Number of patent applications

Number of patents awarded

Number of patent citations

Number of licensing agreements and licensing revenue

List/examples of know-how taken up by industry

Number of private-sector innovations/products/devices brought to market

Number of spin-outs

Venture capital invested in start-ups

Number and size of consultancy agreements

Contract funding from industry

Number of and list of new treatments

Fraction of indirect costs covered

Cost-benefit calculations

Broader metrics. Perceptions of equity, quality, and access

Perceptions of staff

Perception of community partners

Perceptions of external experts

Perceptions of people participating in research

Attitudes of research participants toward research

Narratives of success

Narratives of performance.

Notes:

"RAND Europe."

"RR-1606-AAMC."

Description based on online resource; title from resource home page (RAND, viewed November 15, 2016).

OCLC:

962738382