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Evidence-based Knowledge Synthesis and Hypothesis Validation: Navigating Biomedical Knowledge Bases via Explainable AI and Agentic Systems
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Evidence-based Knowledge Synthesis and Hypothesis Validation: Navigating Biomedical Knowledge Bases via Explainable AI and Agentic Systems

Published on: June 13, 2025

Why 'knowledge transfer' is misconceived for applied social research.

Huw Davies1, Sandra Nutley, Isabel Walter

  • 1Social Dimensions of Health Institute, Universities of Dundee and St Andrews, Fife, UK. hd@st-and.ac.uk

Journal of Health Services Research & Policy
|June 25, 2008
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The terms knowledge transfer and knowledge translation misrepresent applied social research. New terms like knowledge interaction and knowledge intermediation better describe the complex engagement and promotion of social research for wider impact.

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Evidence-based Knowledge Synthesis and Hypothesis Validation: Navigating Biomedical Knowledge Bases via Explainable AI and Agentic Systems
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Evidence-based Knowledge Synthesis and Hypothesis Validation: Navigating Biomedical Knowledge Bases via Explainable AI and Agentic Systems

Published on: June 13, 2025

Area of Science:

  • Social Sciences
  • Research Impact Studies

Background:

  • The concept of 'knowledge transfer' is widely used to describe the link between academic knowledge production and its non-academic application.
  • Existing terminology, including 'knowledge transfer' and 'knowledge translation,' may not accurately capture the complexities of applied social research and its utilization.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To critically evaluate the terminology used for linking academic knowledge with non-academic use.
  • To propose more suitable terms that better reflect the nature of applied social research and its engagement.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual analysis of 'knowledge transfer' and related terms.
  • Examination of the social and contextual complexities inherent in the application of social research.

Main Results:

  • The terms 'knowledge transfer' and 'knowledge translation' are deemed inadequate for describing the nuanced processes involved.
  • Applied social research is characterized by complexity and contestation, involving multiple stakeholders and diverse knowledge sources.

Conclusions:

  • 'Knowledge interaction' is suggested as a more fitting term for the engagement between various players and knowledge sources.
  • 'Knowledge intermediation' is proposed to describe managed processes that foster knowledge interaction.
  • Adopting refined terminology can improve understanding of how social research achieves broader societal impacts.