Abstract Increasingly, research funders are seeking evidence of the non-academic impacts of research, yet there is confusion as to what is meant by impact generation, and how it can be facilitated, captured and shared. This paper presents a framework to evaluate research impact, which we have piloted on 12 case studies led by Forest Research, a government research agency in UK. The framework was found to be user-friendly and fit for purpose. The breadth of impact types identified in the framework stimulated researchers to think beyond ‘instrumental’ impact and identify other changes generated by their work. By providing a generic list of ‘reasons for impact’, it encouraged researchers to think about the relationships between processes that had led, or could lead, towards impacts, including less tangible reasons that might otherwise go unmentioned. Asking for ‘lessons learned’ opened the way for researchers to step back and reflect critically on what had happened and what could be improved in the future. The framework was seen to function as a launch pad for research teams and stakeholders to translate isolated examples of impact and reasons for impact into narratives for both learning and dissemination. It could prove operationally useful to researchers and organisations beyond forestry, particularly those in applied fields and/or institutes.

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评估研究对政策和实践的影响的框架：林业试点研究

摘要 越来越多的研究资助者正在寻找研究的非学术影响的证据，但对于影响产生的含义以及如何促进、捕获和共享影响存在混淆。本文提出了一个评估研究影响的框架，我们对由英国政府研究机构 Forest Research 领导的 12 个案例研究进行了试点。该框架被认为是用户友好的并且适合目的。框架中确定的影响类型的广度激发了研究人员超越“工具”影响的思考，并确定他们的工作产生的其他变化。通过提供“影响原因”的通用列表，它鼓励研究人员思考导致或可能导致影响的过程之间的关系，包括可能不会被提及的不太具体的原因。要求“吸取教训”为研究人员退后一步并批判性地反思已经发生的事情以及未来可以改进的事情开辟了道路。该框架被视为研究团队和利益相关者的发射台，将孤立的影响例子和影响原因转化为学习和传播的叙述。它可以证明对林业以外的研究人员和组织，特别是应用领域和/或研究所的研究人员和组织有用。该框架被视为研究团队和利益相关者的发射台，将孤立的影响例子和影响原因转化为学习和传播的叙述。它可以证明对林业以外的研究人员和组织，特别是应用领域和/或研究所的研究人员和组织有用。该框架被视为研究团队和利益相关者的发射台，将孤立的影响例子和影响原因转化为学习和传播的叙述。它可以证明对林业以外的研究人员和组织，特别是应用领域和/或研究所的研究人员和组织有用。