The San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA) Examples of contributions and impacts by research pillar
All Pillars
Track record in building networks, collaborations, and partnerships (e.g., community of practice, modernization of training programs, etc.).
Contributions to capacity building, mentorship, and training.
Contributions to advances in equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility in the research ecosystem.
Co-creation of products, technology, processes, services, or advice useful to specific organizations (in the private, public, or non-profit sectors), communities or society.
Communication of research results and knowledge translation to specialist or non-specialist audiences, including the public (e.g., magazine/newspaper articles, media interviews, blog posts, social media or public lectures).
Contributions to policy (e.g., directives, legislation, regulation, policy briefs and debates).
Influences on providers’ care practices (e.g., prevention, management, guidelines) and processes in service delivery.
Influences on development of/improvement in health services products and services (e.g., technology, digital health; treatment; data infrastructure).
Creation, curation, sharing, or reuse of datasets.
Development of tools, including software, for use by researchers or by others in the public or private domain.
Intellectual property, including patents, copyrights, trademarks, or trade secrets.
Publications, including articles, pre-prints, monographs, memoirs, or special papers, review articles, conference/symposia/workshop proceedings, posters and abstracts, government publications, etc.
Impacts beyond the academic sector; consider impacts on government; health care and related organizations; private for-profit or not-for-profit; non-governmental organizations, etc.
Pillar 1 - Biomedical
Intellectual property, including patents, copyrights, trademarks, or trade secrets.
Publications: including articles, pre-prints, monographs, memoirs, or special papers, review articles, conference/symposia/workshop proceedings, posters and abstracts, government publications, etc.
Impacts beyond the academic sector; consider impacts on government; health care and related organizations; private for-profit or not-for-profit; non-governmental organizations, etc.
Pillar 2 - Clinical
Intellectual property, including patents, copyrights, trademarks, or trade secrets.
Publications, including articles, pre-prints, monographs, memoirs, or special papers, review articles, conference/symposia/workshop proceedings, posters and abstracts, government publications, etc.
Impacts on the health systems and society at large, including improvements in patient experience, provider experience, population health, cost-effectiveness / value for money and health equity.
Impacts beyond the academic sector; consider impacts on government; health care and related organizations; private for-profit or not-for-profit; non-governmental organizations, etc.
Pillar 3 - Health services
Contributions to policy (e.g., directives, legislation, regulation, policy briefs and debates).
Influences on providers’ care practices (e.g., prevention, management, guidelines) and processes in service delivery.
Influences on development/improvement in health services products and services (e.g., technology, digital health; treatment; data infrastructure)
Impacts on the health systems and society at large, including improvements in patient experience, provider experience, population health, cost-effectiveness / value for money and health equity.
Impacts beyond the academic sector; consider impacts on government; health care and related organizations; private for-profit or not-for-profit; non-governmental organizations, etc.
Pillar 4 - Social, cultural, environment and population health research
Contributions to policy (e.g., directives, legislation, regulation, policy briefs and debates).
Influences on providers’ care practices (e.g., prevention, management, guidelines).
Impacts on population and public health at large, including improvements in equitable patient outcomes and experiences, population health, cost-effectiveness / value for money and health equity.
Impacts beyond the academic sector; consider impacts on government; health care and related organizations; private for-profit or not-for-profit; non-governmental organizations, etc.
