The disconnect between researcher ambitions and reality in achieving impact in the Earth & Environmental Sciences - author survey.

ABSTRACT: Background: There is an increasing desire for research to provide solutions to the grand challenges facing our global society, such as those expressed in the UN SDGs ("real-world impact"). Herein, we undertook an author survey to understand how this desire influenced the choice of research topic, choice of journal, and preferred type of impact. Methods: We conducted a survey of authors who had published in >100 of our Earth & Environmental Science journals. The survey was sent to just under 60,000 authors and we received 2,695 responses (4% response rate).   Results: Respondents indicated that the majority of their research (74%) is currently concerned with addressing urgent global needs, whilst 90% of respondents indicated that their work either currently contributed

SUBMITTER: Kelly A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10076906 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature