About
Helena explores the changing landscape of research assessment and the ways academic institutions evaluate scholarly quality, contributions, and impact.
Her areas of interest include responsible research evaluation, publication metrics, research quality, academic performance indicators, and the challenges of measuring meaningful scholarly contributions.
Through practical discussions and institutional scenarios, Helena examines the limitations of relying exclusively on citation counts, journal rankings, or other quantitative indicators when evaluating academic work.
She encourages a more balanced approach that considers research rigor, originality, transparency, societal relevance, and the different forms of contribution researchers make throughout their careers.
Her sessions invite researchers, academic leaders, and research administrators to reconsider how evaluation practices can support research excellence, fairness, and meaningful academic progress.
Sessions
Are We Measuring Research Impact the Wrong Way?
Citations, publication counts, and other traditional metrics offer useful signals, but they do not always capture the full value of research. This session explores the limitations of conventional impact measurement and how institutions can think more broadly about research influence and contribution.
Research Assessment in a Changing Research Landscape
Research is evolving, but many assessment practices still rely on traditional measures of academic performance. This session explores how research evaluation can respond to changing research practices, emerging technologies, and broader expectations of scholarly contribution.