Coherent Impact
Research influence extends beyond academic books, journals and traditional citation measures. Coherent Impact reveals how research is used across policy, practice and applied settings.
Why Grey Literature Matters Today
Important evidence of research impact exists outside traditional academic journals. Government reports, policy documents, think tank publications, technical reports and organisational research all contribute to real-world decision-making.
These valuable sources can often be difficult to discover, analyse and preserve. Grey literature provides important evidence of how research influences policy, practice, society and the economy.
What is Coherent Impact?
Coherent Impact is Coherent Digital's real-world impact intelligence platform that reveals how research is used across policy, practice and applied settings.
It helps universities and researchers demonstrate the influence of their work in society and the economy, while making it easier to align research with funder priorities.
Find your researchers' impact in sources you may never have considered before.
Expand your research impact reports beyond traditional citation measures. Coherent Impact provides a clearer view of how far your institution's and researchers' influence really goes.
How Coherent Impact Works
Coherent Impact connects research outputs with valuable policy and applied science sources to reveal evidence of real-world influence.
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What Does a Coherent Impact Subscription Include?
Coherent Impact requires access to BOTH Policy Commons and Applied Science Commons.
Together, these two comprehensive grey literature collections provide the content foundation that Coherent Impact analyses to reveal how research is being used across policy, practice and applied settings.
Coherent Impact Subscription
Includes both Policy Commons and Applied Science Commons
Policy Commons
Provides access to extensive policy, government and social science grey literature.
- Policy documents
- Governments
- Think tanks
- Local authorities
- Public health and social care
Applied Science Commons
Provides access to applied scientific and technical grey literature across key research disciplines.
- Health sciences
- Environmental sciences
- Psychology
- AI and computing
- Technical reports
Coherent Impact then analyses this content to help you understand where and how research is influencing the real world.
Explore the Collections
Explore the two complementary Commons collections that provide the content foundation for Coherent Impact.
Policy Commons
Explore policy documents, government publications, think tank research, local authority resources and public health information.
- Global Think Tanks
- World Cities and Local Governments
- World Governments
- Policy Commons Open Collection
- Public Health and Social Care
- North American Governments
Applied Science Commons
Discover applied research and technical literature across health, psychology, environmental science, technology and more.
- Applied Nursing and Allied Health
- Public Health and Social Care
- Applied Psychology
- Mental Health in VR and Video
- Applied Environmental Science
- Computer Science, Data and AI
- Global Technical Reports
Key Capabilities
Discover, analyse and report on research influence across policy, practice and applied settings.
Citation Context Analysis
Understand how and where research is being cited.
Influence by Country
Explore research influence across countries and regions.
Organisation Mapping
Identify organisations that cite and engage with your work.
Collaboration Networks
Map connections and collaborative influence.
Institutional Uploads
Upload links or documents to track institutional outputs.
Exports & Reporting
Export information to Excel or third-party systems.
Follow & Alerts
Build ongoing engagement around research and key topics.
Discover New Audiences
Find new audiences across sectors and geographies.
A Must-Have for Libraries, Research Offices and Researchers
Libraries
- Capture policy and practice-based research beyond traditional journal coverage.
- Support research impact assessment.
- Complement traditional databases with real-world evidence.
- Access rescued and at-risk content.
Research Offices
- Track how institutional research is used in policy and practice.
- Support real-world impact reporting and evaluation.
- Inform institutional research strategy.
- Find funding opportunities.
Researchers
- See where your work informs real-world decisions.
- Discover new sources relevant to your research.
- Understand how research is used beyond academia.
- Track organisations relevant to your priorities.
Preservation and Reliable Evidence
Reliable impact reporting depends on reliable access to evidence. Coherent Impact supports the preservation and long-term discovery of valuable grey literature.
Preserved Content
Avoid link rot through preserved copies and permanent identifiers assigned to indexed content.
Long-Term Access
Cite reliably with long-term access to important sources, even when original content disappears.