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Knowledge Impact

NHRMC Investigator Grant Guidelines 2026 describe knowledge impact as:

"research that has contributed to new knowledge and/or demonstrable benefits emerging from adoption, adaption or use of the discovery to inform further research, and/or understanding of what is effective." (pp.50).

The below examples are taken from the Guidelines, and are not an exhaustive list.  Only examples where we have identified a search tool have been included. For a full list of examples, see the Guidelines

Recognition of research publications (e.g. citation metrics, particularly field weighted)

Tools to assist in finding evidence Help resources

QUT ePrints 

  • Full-text article downloads, including geographical location of downloader
  • Attention score from Altmetric Explorer
  • Dimensions metrics, including Relative Citation Ratio and Field Citation Ratio
 

SciVal

  • Based on Scopus data
  • Find Field-Weighted Citation Impact for publications and researchers
  • Other metrics for publications and researchers
  • Collaboration networks
  • Authorship position
  • Download a list of publications with metrics
  • Contribution to a field

Finding Metrics: SciVal Overview video

QUT only - you will need to login to MediaHub to view the video.

Finding Metrics: SciVal Benchmakring video

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Elsevier training materials

New interface reference guide

Define Researchers and Groups

Defining Publication Sets

Metrics in SciVal

Scopus (Indexing and Abstracting database)

  • Find Field-Weighed Citation Impact of individual publications
  • Find researcher and publication citations
  • Altmetric (policy citations, mentions in media form PlumX)
  • Analyse citing publications to see who and where you're being cited

Finding Metrics: Scopus video

QUT only - you will need to login to MediaHub to view the video.

Elsevier training materials

Searching for authors (Elsevier tutorial)

Reviewing documents (Elsevier tutorial)

All Scopus Tutorials (Elsevier training page)

Incites

  • Based on Web of Science data
  • Find Category Normalised Citation Impact of publications and researchers
  • Other metrics for publications and researchers
  • Collaboration networks
  • Authorship position
  • Download a list of publications with metrics
  • Contribution to a field

Finding metrics:  InCites video

QUT only - you will need to login to MediaHub to view the video.

 

Clarivate training materials

InCites Indicators Handbook

InCites Benchmarking & Analytics: Learn the Basics

Web of Science

  • Find researcher and publication citations
  • Analyse citing publications to see who and where you're being cited

Finding metrics: Web of Science video

QUT only - you will need to login to MediaHub to view the video.

Clarivate training materials

How to search for an Author (Clarivate guided tour)

Dimensions

  • Find Relative Citation Ratio for documents and Field Citation Ratio
  • Digital Science Product

Digital Science training materials

How to find a researcher in Dimension

How to search in Dimensions

Article metrics in Dimensions

Data sharing

Tools to assist in finding evidence Help resources
Google Dataset Search Google Dataset Search FAQs
DataCite Commons DataCite Commons Search Help
Research Data Finder  

 

Prizes and conference presentations

Tools to assist in finding evidence Help resources
QUT ePrints  
Altmetric Explorer

 

Finding metrics: Altmetric Explorer video

QUT only - you will need to login to MediaHub to view the video.

Digital Science training materials

Metrics Terminology 101

How to search for specific person's research outputs

How to Search Altmetric Explorer: An Introductory Guide for Institutions

Blog Search Engine  
Google Social Search  
Google Advanced Search

Do an Advanced Search on Google

Refine web searches

Using the Advanced Search in Google will enable more efficient searching of government and industry, professional and community organisations by using the following strategies:

  • Search by file type - i.e. PDF (documents without intro web page content)
  • Search by domain - i.e. .gov.au (useful for locating government reports) or .org.au (for organisations)
  • Search by region - i.e. Australia (searches Australian websites without specifying a domain)
  • Search by date
Social Searcher Help

 

Evidence of uptake of the research by other disciplines

Tools to assist in finding evidence Help resources
Google Advanced Search

Do an Advanced Search on Google

Refine web searches

Using the Advanced Search in Google will enable more efficient searching of government and industry, professional and community organisations by using the following strategies:

  • Search by file type - i.e. PDF (documents without intro web page content)
  • Search by domain - i.e. .gov.au (useful for locating government reports) or .org.au (for organisations)
  • Search by region - i.e. Australia (searches Australian websites without specifying a domain)
  • Search by date