ORSA Review Criteria for Sciences

  • ​​​​​​Quality of refereed publications of original research, as measured by reputation of publication venue -- journals, and conference proceedings (to the extent deemed important to the specific field); citations count from an established source (Google scholar, Web of Science, etc).
  • Impact of research as measured by: invited major talks at national and international conferences/meetings; talks at other institutions; substantial impact on theory, methodology, and/or application within the nominee’s scientific line of inquiry (e.g. driving of new research directions; data sets collected, archived and made available for subsequent/secondary research).
  • PI, co-PI and/or multi-institutional collaborative investigator on grants/fellowship awards from competitive extramural funding agencies, foundations, national/international institutes.
  • Broader appeal and impact in respective field and on society, conveyed in terms that can be comprehended by URC/ORSA review panels. 
  • External recognition or awards/patents pertinent to nominee’s advanced career stage from national and/or international (scientific) organizations relevant to the discipline, including memberships, fellowships.
  • Prominent (research-related) service at the national and/or international level (e,g., editorial board of well-recognized scientific journals; standing membership on scientific review panels; significant administrative role in major scientific organizations; reviewer for funding agencies and reputable journals).
  • Impact of mentorship of future generations of productive scholars in nominee’s discipline (e.g., MS and Ph.D. students, undergraduate research students, high school students, post-docs). 
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