Abstract

Résumé fourni par la source

Research is increasingly produced within a digitally connected scholarly ecosystem in which the value and potential influence of a research output depend not only on its scientific quality but also on whether the work can be discovered, accessed, understood, connected, reused and incorporated into subsequent scholarship. Despite the growing importance of these processes, the concept of research visibility remains insufficiently differentiated from related constructs such as research impact, research quality, research productivity, citation influence and academic reputation. This Research Bulletin proposes a conceptual definition of research visibility as the degree to which a research output, researcher, research group or institution can be discovered, accessed, recognised, connected, engaged with and represented within relevant scholarly and knowledge ecosystems. The paper distinguishes research visibility from research quality and research impact and proposes a multidimensional framework consisting of eight interconnected dimensions: discoverability, accessibility, scholarly recognition, engagement, connectivity, citation visibility, openness and knowledge reach. The framework is intended to provide a conceptual foundation for subsequent ResearchTrics studies on research discovery, researcher identity, scholarly metadata, citation networks, institutional research intelligence and the development and validation of research visibility metrics. The paper argues that visibility should not be interpreted as synonymous with quality or impact. Rather, it should be conceptualised as an enabling construct that can facilitate the conditions through which scholarly influence becomes possible. Consistent with principles of responsible research assessment, research visibility indicators should therefore complement rather than replace qualitative expert judgement.

Ce résumé expose les affirmations des auteurs. BNTIC ne l’interprète pas comme une validation indépendante des résultats.