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Publication metrics for the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Investigator grant

Use this guide to access example statements and instructions for finding key evidence to include in your NHMRC Investigator Grant application. Note that not all sections will be relevant to your application.

Evidence suggestions

Note that there are limited library sources that can be used to demonstrate this type of impact.

Patents

Do you have any patents that you are the inventor on? 

Search for your patents in Lens.org.

Citations

Have any of your publications been cited in any patents?

Search for patent citations in PatCite.

  • Who are the owners of the patents citing your work?
  • How has the knowledge of your publication been used in the patent
  • Has the patent been used?

News stories or media reports

Are there any news stories or media reports on health benefits arising from your research?

  • Explore the online attention on your publication (via Altmetric Explorer) and click the News tab.
  • Try searching for your research output in Google News to see if it is appearing in any media.

Tip: Search the title in inverted commas e.g. "Wearable cardioverter-defibrillator after myocardial infarction" or by Digital Object Identifier (DOI 10.1136/bmj.k3786).