Policy and news media impact service

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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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