Establishing research impact assessment in Iran: The first report from a non-high-income country.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study presents the first report on research impact assessment (RIA) in non-high-income countries, undertaken as a pilot initiative in 2021. Within it, we aimed to explore the feasibility of employing the 'payback' model for evaluating the impact of health research and enhancing the accountability of universities. We focussed on three key impact domains: 'production of decision support documents and knowledge-based products,' 'implementation of research results,' and 'health and economic impact.'

Methods

We adopted a case study approach to assess the impact of 5334 health research projects conducted by researchers from 18 universities from 2018 to 2020. Researchers were required to submit evidence related to at least one of the specified impact domains; six sc

SUBMITTER: Yazdizadeh B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10939117 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature