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A novel approach to sharing all available information from funded health research: the NIHR Journals Library

Overview of attention for article published in Health Research Policy and Systems, July 2018
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Title
A novel approach to sharing all available information from funded health research: the NIHR Journals Library
Published in
Health Research Policy and Systems, July 2018
DOI 10.1186/s12961-018-0339-4
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Authors

David Wright, Elaine Williams, Colin Bryce, Andrée le May, Ken Stein, Ruairidh Milne, Tom Walley

Abstract

Relevant information on health research must be made publicly available in an accurate, timely and accessible manner if evidence is to inform practice and benefit patient care. Failure to publish research information represents a significant waste of research funds. However, recent studies have demonstrated that non-publication and selective or biased reporting remains a significant problem. The role of online publications in rectifying these issues by providing open access to study information is increasingly recognised. This paper details a novel approach to publishing research information developed by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), a major funder of health research in the United Kingdom. The NIHR has enhanced its Journals Library ( www.journalslibrary.nihr.ac.uk ), providing an online repository of information from research funded through five programmes. We describe how the NIHR Journals Library provides a 'thread' of relevant information for each study, including protocols, participant information sheets, data linkages, final reports, publications and diverse knowledge products. We also discuss the Library as a 'living' resource, one that is updated as each study progresses from inception to completion. Finally, we consider the implications of the Library for the NIHR, other journals and research teams submitting information. Openly publishing information from funded research in the NIHR Journals Library serves as a model of knowledge sharing, maximising return on investment and enhancing the usability and replicability of research findings for different evidence-user communities. The Library also supports wider 'research on research' ambitions, enabling users to interrogate the repository of NIHR-funded studies, enhancing the understanding of research commissioning, design, dissemination and impact. Video abstract: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8H03uxN_iTE .

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Unknown 39 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 8 21%
Student > Ph. D. Student 4 10%
Other 4 10%
Researcher 3 8%
Student > Doctoral Student 2 5%
Other 7 18%
Unknown 11 28%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 6 15%
Computer Science 5 13%
Social Sciences 3 8%
Business, Management and Accounting 2 5%
Nursing and Health Professions 2 5%
Other 9 23%
Unknown 12 31%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 34. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 14 January 2022.
All research outputs
#1,003,563
of 22,880,230 outputs
Outputs from Health Research Policy and Systems
#96
of 1,216 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#23,565
of 329,134 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Health Research Policy and Systems
#8
of 42 outputs
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