Comprehensive Impact
Comprehensive Impact, as opposed to Academic Impact is an umbrella term for the impact of scientific work on society, economy and policy. Comprehensive impact covers a broad range of activities and is difficult - if not impossible - to define prescriptively. I coined the term Comprehensive Impact in my 2017 paper Measuring scientific impact beyond academia: An assessment of existing impact metrics and proposed improvements
Why Should We Study Comprehensive Impact?
Why Scientists Care About Comprehensive Impact
Why Research Funders Care About Comprehensive Impact
Why The Public Care About Comprehensive Impact
Shortcomings of Academic Impact and Where Comprehensive Impact Helps
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