Abstract
Evaluating whether a portfolio of funded research projects (of a research council), or a portfolio of research papers (the output of a university) is relevant for science and for society requires two-dimensional mapping of the project portfolio: (i) projecting the portfolio on a science map showing how the portfolio fits into and possibly shapes the research fronts, and (ii) projecting the portfolio on a map of societal challenges, showing where the portfolio links to societal challenges or innovation. This requires evaluating the portfolio in two different ‘languages’: a technical language relating projects to the research front, and a societal language relating the projects to societal challenges. In this paper, we demonstrate a method for doing so. The advantage is that the method is much less dependent on subjective classifications by single experts or a small group of experts, and that it is rather user-friendly.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Eu-SPRI 2019 - Science, technology and innovation policies for sustainable development goals, Roma, 5-7 June |
| Subtitle of host publication | Book of Abstracts |
| Publisher | EU-SPRI |
| Pages | 84-95 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Publication status | Published - 2019 |
