Monitoring the impact of research within an institution is vital to make further research viable and fundable. There are many ways an institution can measure the effectiveness of research. Here are a few ideas to get you started…
An article titled ‘Modelling the Cult of Thomas Becket in Canterbury Cathedral’ Journal of British Archaeological Association, has great impact results:
17 news outlets were reached in 7 countries including BBC News and Daily Mail in the UK
91 tweets on this article from 75 unique tweeters in 9 countries
Various interactions with significant profiles on Twitter including archaeologist @ticiaverveer (135K followers), proud locals like @CBuryCathedral (19.5K followers), other academics such as @Emma_J_Wells (9.6K followers), and MPs including @GordonMarsden (8K followers)
>3.5K views of the article on Taylor & Francis Online
Social media is a useful tool to increase and monitor impact and engagement with research. As part of Mental Health Awareness Month, Taylor & Francis launched a live Twitter chat on ‘Youth Mental Health’. Several journal editors and experts in the field of Psychology took part…
The live stream had 58,000 views…
and 589 engagements
15,000 views were logged the following day…
and 104 engagements