New Altmetric report finds DECIPHer research
influencing policy worldwide
Cardiff University Impact and Engagement team recently ran a report through Altmetric on mentions of Cardiff research in policy documents since 2008. Altmetric is a data science company that tracks where published research is mentioned online.
An impressive 370 mentions were found for Cardiff University in policy documents spanning the globe, 80 of these related to DECIPHer research. The organisations citing DECIPHer research were varied, with the World Health Organization featuring most prominently. The subject matter was similarly wide ranging, including vaping, mental health and complex interventions, to name a few. A breakdown of the countries, journals and subject matter can be seen in the infographics below.
Prof Simon Murphy, Director of DECIPHer, says:
‘This review of policy documents is concrete evidence of the global reach of DECIPHer’s research and its ongoing impact. What is most impressive is the broad range of health areas and countries where we can demonstrate we are making a difference. It reinforces once again the international reputation of our centre and our research.’
Agencies publishing
Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health
Department of Justice (Ireland) / An Roinn Dlí agus Cirt
Institute for Security Studies (ISS) (Switzerland)
Mental Health Foundation (Switzerland)
Migration Policy Institute (Switzerland)
Ministry of Health – Manat Hauora
Myndigheten för arbetsmiljökunskap (Switzerland)
National Bureau of Economic Research (Switzerland)
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Switzerland)
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) (Switzerland)
Overseas Development Institute (South Africa)
Public Health Scotland
Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System (RCVMS) (Australia)
The British Thoracic Society
The InterAcademy Partnership (Switzerland)
The Public Health Agency of Sweden
The Publications Office of the European Union
The Scottish Government
The Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention (Brå)
World Bank
World Health Organisation
More about DECIPHer’s programmes of research can be found here: Programmes and its publications here: Publications.