Quantitative Indicators for Assessing the Societal Impact of Research in SSH

In this review, we examine some of the most dominant indicators for societal impact of research, focusing on the social sciences and humanities (SSH). Based on a larger scoping review of the literature, we focus this working paper on the examination of quantitative research indicators (Budtz Pedersen et al. 2020). We first present a number of taxonomies for impact assessment drawing on international frameworks and methodologies. Following this examination, we examine advantages and disadvantages of the selected methods inspired by a SWOT analysis (i.e. review of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats).