The evaluation of research has become more important as expectations for research to support social and economic improvements have risen. However, there are currently a wide variety of measures to measure the impact of research, with some disagreements between policy makers and the research...

In recent decades, developments in European research policy making have led to an enhancement of the role and function of evaluation to cope with the growing globalisation of research and the need to ensure effective research systems at the national level and in the European Research Area. These...