Journal Club

Research Impact Canada produces a journal club series to make evidence on knowledge mobilization (KMb) more accessible to knowledge brokers and to create online discussion about research on knowledge mobilization. It is designed for knowledge brokers and other knowledge mobilization stakeholders.

Addressing power imbalance in research: Exploring power in integrated knowledge translation health research

Cameron, J., Kothari, A. & Fiolet, R. (2025) Addressing power imbalance in research: exploring power in integrated knowledge translation health research. Research Involvement and Engagement 11, 35. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40900-025-00706-2. Abstract Introduction: Integrated knowledge translation (IKT) is a knowledge translation framework that focuses collaboration between researchers and knowledge users (KUs) to generate research findings. KUs can be policymakers, clinicians, […]

Noninclusive Impact: Rethinking Research Impact Through an Equity Lens and Equality Interventions

Ozlem, A., and Mustafa, O. (2025) Noninclusive Impact: Rethinking Research Impact Through an Equity Lens and Equality Interventions. Available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5123937 Abstract Research impact has emerged as a cornerstone of academic performance assessment in the UK, epitomised by the Research Excellence Framework (REF). Through an analysis of the Business and Management impact case submissions to the […]

KMb Journal Club Evaluation Survey

The Knowledge Mobilization (KMb) Journal Club has been a space for members of the Research Impact Canada (RIC) network and the wider KMb community to come together, learn, and discuss research on knowledge mobilization. Over the past year, we’ve explored key themes, shared diverse perspectives, and tackled challenging questions. Now, we’d love to hear from […]

Best bang for your buck: Considerations for cost-efficiency in knowledge co-production

Karcher, D.B., Cvitanovic, C., Hobday, A.J., Shellock, R., Stephenson, R.L., van Putten, I. (2025) Best bang for your buck: Considerations for cost-efficiency in knowledge co-production. Marine Policy. 180: 106769, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2025.106769. Abstract Knowledge co-production is a key strategy of collaborative engagement between research and management to achieve better outcomes. Whereas the principles of knowledge co-production in […]

How unpredictable is research impact? Evidence from the UK’s Research Excellence Framework

Yaqub, O., Malkov, D., and Siepel, J. (2023) How unpredictable is research impact? Evidence from the UK’s Research Excellence Framework. Research Evaluation. 32: 273-285. https://doi.org/10.1093/reseval/rvad019. Abstract Although ex post evaluation of impact is increasingly common, the extent to which research impacts emerge largely as anticipated by researchers, or as the result of serendipitous and unpredictable processes, is […]

Research Coproduction: An Underused Pathway to Impact

Roycroft-Malone, J., Graham, I.D., Kothari, A., and McCutcheon, C. (2024) Research Coproduction: An Underused Pathway to Impact. International Journey of Health Policy and Management. 13:8461. https://www.ijhpm.com/article_4596.html. Abstract Knowledge translation and implementation science have made many advances in the last two decades. However, research is still not making expedient differences to practice, policy, and service delivery. […]

Aligning research uptake with context: Supporting researchers’ decisions towards context-appropriate research uptake strategies

Trouwloon, D.T., Van Laerhoven, F., Hegger, D.L.T., Driessen, P.P.J. (2024) Aligning research uptake with context: Supporting researchers’ decisions towards context-appropriate research uptake strategies. Environmental Science & Policy 159 103882. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2024.103822. Abstract Academic and non-academic societal actors alike are seeking to optimize the ways in which scientific research may contribute to sustainable development, for which a […]

Engaged Research for Societal Benefit, A Call to Funders

Miyamoto, B., Corbett, K., Boaz, A., Doucet, F., Mahlanza-Langer, L., Jagannathan, K., Tandon, R., and Ranco, D. (2024) Engaged Research for Societal Benefit, A call to funders. Working Paper. https://www.agci.org/wp-content/uploads/imported-files/2024/05/TEFN-Engaged-Research—final.pdf Abstract To make progress on pressing global issues—to create healthy, equitable, peaceful, just, and sustainable societies—funders, researchers, governments, boundary spanners, community groups, civil society actors, […]

What Universities Can Learn from Networked Knowledge Mobilization – Reflections by Samantha Shewchuk

This month’s KMb Journal Club post is from Samantha Shewchuk, and it reviews an article by RIC’s own David Phipps and Steve MacGregor. Samantha posted: “What Universities Can Learn from Networked Knowledge Mobilization” – Reflections by Samantha Shewchuk on LinkedIn on April 14, 2025. I’m so excited to see this important piece by my colleagues Stephen MacGregor and David Phipps […]