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Kaare Aagaard serves as Open Science Coordinator at Aarhus University's Research Support - Research Data Office in Denmark. With an extensive research portfolio comprising 92 publications and participation in 7 major research projects (6 completed, 1 ongoing), he is an active contributor to scholarly discourse in research policy and administration. His work spans over two decades with consistent publication output from 2000 through 2024.
Aagaard's research interests focus on critical aspects of academic systems, including research funding mechanisms, university mergers (particularly in Denmark), research integrity frameworks, and the societal impact of scientific research. His fingerprint analysis reveals strong engagement with Research Funding (100%), Danish research contexts (66%), Societal Impact (50%), and interdisciplinary approaches to research policy.
His recent publications demonstrate a consistent focus on understanding how research funding systems operate, with particular attention to concentration patterns, targeting mechanisms, and the relationship between funding structures and research outcomes. These works appear in prominent journals including Science and Public Policy, PLOS ONE, and Quantitative Science Studies, reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of his scholarship spanning social sciences, policy studies, and research evaluation.
Aagaard has been actively involved in significant research initiatives including FLAGSHIP (European Flagship Universities), SOPs4RI (Standard Operating Procedures for Research Integrity), PRINT (Practices, Perceptions, and Patterns of Research Integrity), R-Quest (Centre for Research Quality and Policy Impact Studies), and CoRe (Contextualising and Measuring Research Performance). These projects, funded by entities including the Ministry of Higher Education and Science and Aarhus University, demonstrate his role in shaping research policy frameworks.
His scholarly impact is evident through citations (72 for his 2020 Quantitative Science Studies article), policy references, and media engagement. Aagaard has contributed to 10 press/media items and presented his work through 16 professional activities including lectures, workshops, and conference participation. He also serves as the Danish editor for Fagbladet Forskningspolitikk published by NIFU.
