[HTML][HTML] Societal and scientific impact of policy research: A large-scale empirical study of some explanatory factors using Altmetric and Overton
P Dorta-González, A Rodríguez-Caro… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study investigates how scientific research influences policymaking by analyzing
citations of research articles in policy documents (policy impact) for nearly 125,000 articles
across 434 public policy journals. We reveal distinct citation patterns between policymakers
and other stakeholders like researchers, journalists, and the public. News and blog
mentions, social media engagement, and open access publications (excluding fully open
access) significantly increase the likelihood of a research article being cited in policy …
citations of research articles in policy documents (policy impact) for nearly 125,000 articles
across 434 public policy journals. We reveal distinct citation patterns between policymakers
and other stakeholders like researchers, journalists, and the public. News and blog
mentions, social media engagement, and open access publications (excluding fully open
access) significantly increase the likelihood of a research article being cited in policy …