Policy and news media impact service

We’ve moved and we’re open - here’s what you need to know

The Health Sciences Library is now open in the connected Health Sciences Education Center and Phillips-Wangensteen Building. The library is open to Twin Cities students, faculty, and staff with valid U Cards. (Last updated Sept. 8, 2020)

Research impact beyond citation counts

This service provides reports on individual or departmental research mentioned or cited in:

public policy,
news media,
blog posts,
and Wikipedia and other informational sites.

The service is available to U of M researchers affiliated with the Health Sciences. If you are part of another U of M college or school, email [email protected].

Benefits

Supplement traditional academic impact metrics, such as citation counts or h-index.
Demonstrate individual research impact for promotion, tenure, or grant applications.
Describe the impact of research to departments, schools, colleges, or funding agencies.
Communicate the value of research to the public and to scholarly communities.

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