This article offers a systematic review of the evolution of research impact assessment in Australia and the UK. We consider its inception and detail the development of relevant policy and procedures in each country. The article sets out the results of a comparative analysis of public policy documents, newspaper commentary, and academic literature in both countries. We examined the differences and commonalities between the two nations, revealing evaluation criteria and uncovering justifications for the adoption of impact assessment. The article highlights the convergence and divergence of the two countries’ policy and procedures, as well as the political and bureaucratic contexts that have shaped their design and implementation. The article shows that the synergistic, intermittent, and iterative development of relevant policy and procedures in the two nations has been mutually beneficial for the evolution of retrospective impact assessment.

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比较评估澳大利亚和英国的评估研究影响的政策和程序的演变过程

本文对澳大利亚和英国的研究影响评估的演变进行了系统的回顾。我们考虑其成立，并详细介绍每个国家有关政策和程序的发展。本文列出了两国公共政策文件，报纸评论和学术文献的比较分析结果。我们研究了两国之间的差异和共同点，揭示了评估标准，并揭示了采用影响评估的理由。这篇文章着重介绍了两国政策和程序的融合与分歧，以及影响其设计和实施的政治和官僚背景。文章显示了协同，间歇，