Data för: When academic impact is not enough: A concept mapping study characterizing excellence in practice-based research Data for: When academic impact is not enough: A concept mapping study characterizing excellence in practice-based research 2024-464-1 https://doi.org/10.48723/at5e-gm73 Swedish National Data Service Svensk nationell datatjänst Landing page Data för: When academic impact is not enough: A concept mapping study characterizing excellence in practice-based research Data for: When academic impact is not enough: A concept mapping study characterizing excellence in practice-based research 2024-464-1 https://doi.org/10.48723/at5e-gm73 oai:DiVA.org:mdh-69384 10.1332/17442648y2024d000000039 von Thiele Schwarz, Ulrica von Thiele Schwarz, Ulrica Hedberg Rundgren, Emma Hedberg Rundgren, Emma Uvhagen, Håkan Uvhagen, Håkan Hedberg Rundgren, Åsa Hedberg Rundgren, Åsa Swedish National Data Service Svensk nationell datatjänst Landing page The data was collected during a research project investigating the conceptualization of research quality in the context of health and welfare research. Research quality is often discussed in terms of excellence, emphasizing replicability and trustworthiness. Practice-based research instead emphasis implementability and practical impact, and thus, may reflect other values and logics and challenge how high-quality practice-based research is defined. The aim of this study is to explore what characterizes excellent practice-based research. The data was collected using the Group Concept Mapping methodology. Four data collection activities were used to collect the data: brainstorming, sorting, rating of importance, and rating of experience. 48 participants participated in the brainstorming session to generate the list of statements. 22 participants participated in the sorting activity which generated the similarity matrix. 13 participants rated the statements based on importance and 10 based on experience. All participants were affiliated with or employed at a local or regional Research and development (R&D) organization and engaged in health and welfare research in Sweden in different ways. The material consists of four data files: 1) List_of_statements.csv: List of statements from the brainstorming activity 2) Similarity_matrix1724400634.csv: Similarity matrix from the sorting activity. The similarity matrix show how many times each statement was sorted together with all other statements. This data-file was used as input for the multidimensional scaling. 3) Raw_rating_report_importance_1724400874.csv: Rating data for the importance rating. This data show how important each participant rated each statement on a 5-point scale. The scale ranged from 1=unimportant, to 5=very important. When data is missing, the corresponding cell has been left blank. 4) Raw_rating_report_experience_1724400881.csv: Rating data for the experience rating. This data show how much experience each participant rated that they had with each statement on a 5-point scale. The scale ranged from 1=The research characterizes the research I have experience of to a very low degree, to 5= The research characterizes the research I have experience of to a very high degree on the experience scale. When data is missing, the corresponding cell has been left blank. All statement numbers correspond to the statement list in the file "List of statements". Forskningskvalitet diskuteras ofta i termer av excellens, med betoning på reproducerbarhet och tillförlitlighet. Praktiknära forskning betonar istället genomförbarhet och praktisk påverkan, och kan därmed återspegla andra värden och logiker samt utmana hur excellent praktikbaserad forskning definieras. Syftet med denna studie är att utforska vad som kännetecknar excellent praktiknära forskning. Data samlades in med hjälp av Group Concept Mapping-metodologin. Materialet består av fyra datafiler: 1) List_of_statements.csv: Lista över påståenden från brainstorming-aktiviteten. 2) Similarity_matrix1724400634.csv: Similaritetsmatris från sorteringsaktiviteten. Similaritetsmatrisen visar hur många gånger varje påstående sorterades tillsammans med alla andra påståenden. Denna datafil användes som indata för den multidimensionella skalningen. 3) Raw_rating_report_importance_1724400874.csv: Ratingdata för värdebedömningen. Denna data visar hur viktigt varje deltagare bedömde varje påstående på en 5-gradig skala. När data saknas har korresponderande cell lämnats blank. 4) Raw_rating_report_experience_1724400881.csv: Ratingdata för erfarenhetsbedömningen. Denna data visar hur mycket erfarenhet varje deltagare bedömde att de hade av varje påstående på en 5-gradig skala. När data saknas har korresponderande cell lämnats blank. Alla påståendenummer motsvarar påståendelistan i filen "Lista över påståenden". Mer information finns i den engelska beskrivningen. Sweden Sverige IndividualIndividual IndividIndivid All participants were affiliated with or employed at a local or regional Research and development (R&D) organization and engaged in health and welfare research in Sweden in different ways. R&D units are examples of knowledge-broker agencies that are embedded in practice organizations but with staff often retaining affiliations to academic institutions, commissioned to conduct field research and development activities that support knowledge development and use in practice. Thus, they are operating in a context that are exposed both to traditional excellence criteria and expectations to conduct practice-based research. Alla deltagare var anknutna till eller anställda vid en lokal eller regional forsknings- och utvecklingsorganisation (FoU) och engagerade i hälso- och välfärdsforskning i Sverige på olika sätt. FoU-enheter är exempel på kunskapsmäklarorganisationer som är integrerade i praktiska organisationer, men med personal som ofta behåller anknytning till akademiska institutioner och har i uppdrag att bedriva fältforskning och utvecklingsarbete som stödjer kunskapsutveckling och -användning i praktiken. De verkar alltså i en kontext som är där förväntningar på att både uppfylla traditionella excellenskriterier och bedriva praktiknära forskning existerar. Numeric Text This study was conducted in collaboration with R&D Welfare, a Swedish national organization for Research & Development professionals. Participants were invited independently to each of the activities in the concept mapping process using R&D Welfare’s mailing list, reaching about 350 recipients, social media, and their network meetings. Each invitation included written and/or oral information about the aim of the project, what participation in the relevant activity entailed, information about data management, and the fact that participation was voluntary.This study was conducted in collaboration with R&D Welfare, a Swedish national organization for Research & Development professionals. Participants were invited independently to each of the activities in the concept mapping process using R&D Welfare’s mailing list, reaching about 350 recipients, social media, and their network meetings. Each invitation included written and/or oral information about the aim of the project, what participation in the relevant activity entailed, information about data management, and the fact that participation was voluntary. Denna studie genomfördes i samarbete med FoU Välfärd, en svensk nationell organisation för verksamma inom forsknings- och utvecklingsverksamhet. Deltagarna bjöds in till var och en av aktiviteterna i studien via FoU Välfärds e-postlista, som når cirka 350 mottagare, sociala medier och deras nätverksmöten. Varje inbjudan inkluderade skriftlig och/eller muntlig information om syftet med projektet, vad deltagande i den aktuella aktiviteten innebar, information om datahantering samt att deltagandet var frivilligt.Denna studie genomfördes i samarbete med FoU Välfärd, en svensk nationell organisation för verksamma inom forsknings- och utvecklingsverksamhet. Deltagarna bjöds in till var och en av aktiviteterna i studien via FoU Välfärds e-postlista, som når cirka 350 mottagare, sociala medier och deras nätverksmöten. Varje inbjudan inkluderade skriftlig och/eller muntlig information om syftet med projektet, vad deltagande i den aktuella aktiviteten innebar, information om datahantering samt att deltagandet var frivilligt. Access to data through SND. Data are freely accessible. Åtkomst till data via SND. Data är fritt tillgängliga. openAccess von Thiele Schwarz, U., Hedberg Rundgren, E., Uvhagen, H., & Hedberg Rundgren, Å. (2025). When academic impact is not enough: a concept mapping study characterising excellence in practice-based research. In Evidence & Policy (Vol. 21, Issue 2, pp. 237–256). https://doi.org/10.1332/17442648y2024d000000039 von Thiele Schwarz, U., Hedberg Rundgren, E., Uvhagen, H., & Hedberg Rundgren, Å. (2025). When academic impact is not enough: a concept mapping study characterising excellence in practice-based research. In Evidence & Policy (Vol. 21, Issue 2, pp. 237–256). https://doi.org/10.1332/17442648y2024d000000039 10.1332/17442648y2024d000000039 oai:DiVA.org:mdh-69384 2025 oai:DiVA.org:mdh-69384