Impact of Spanish research on gender on diverse audiences
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https://doi.org/10.62758/re.311Keywords:
Research Impact, Social Impact, Media Impact, News Impact, Political Impact, Academic ImpactAbstract
This study analyzes Spanish scientific output related to women's studies to determine the impact of scientific articles, both within academia and among diverse audiences. To this end, various information sources are used (such as the Web of Science database and the scientific citation tools Altmetric.com and Overton), and four types of impact are examined: social, media, informational, and political. First, Spanish publications on the topic are analyzed and characterized, and compared with global output. Then, the mentions of these publications on social network X (social impact), in the media (media impact), on Wikipedia (informational impact), and in policy documents (political impact) are analyzed. The results show that 62% of the publications have some type of impact, with social impact being the most significant. However, the political impact is significant, as 18% of the articles have been cited by international organizations in the development of public policies. It has been noted that documents with some degree of political impact also have academic impact (measured by the number of citations received). This work highlights the importance of gender-related research and its relevance not only in the scientific community but also in society at large.
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