title: Understanding Research Impact: A Review of Existing and Emerging Tools for Nursing.
abstract: Researchers and educators are required to show the impact they have in their field when they apply for promotion or extramural funding. There are several tools available for nursing faculty to consult as they build a research impact profile. This article highlights both traditional and more novel tools, the impact metrics they calculate, and why the tools are particularly relevant to the field of nursing.
authors.affiliation: Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah, 10 N 1900 E, Salt Lake City, UT 84112. Electronic address: erin.wimmer@utah.edu.
authors.forename: Erin N
authors.initials: EN
authors.lastname: Wimmer
authors.affiliation: Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah, 10 N 1900 E, Salt Lake City, UT 84112.
authors.forename: Melissa L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Rethlefsen
authors.affiliation: Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah, 10 N 1900 E, Salt Lake City, UT 84112.
authors.forename: Christy
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jarvis
authors.affiliation: Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah, 10 N 1900 E, Salt Lake City, UT 84112.
authors.forename: Jean P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Shipman
mesh_terms: D005181:Faculty, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D055811:Journal Impact Factor; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
keywords: Altmetrics; Citation analysis; Citation tools; Impact factor; Impact metric tools; Research impact; Research metrics