Stephen Pinfield

Professor Stephen Pinfield is a senior academic at the University of Sheffield, serving as Professor of Information Services Management and Senior Research Fellow at the Research on Research Institute (RoRI). He holds multiple advanced degrees, including a PhD from the University of Nottingham. His roles include Module Coordinator for library and information services modules and membership in the Digital Societies Research Group.

• Education: MA (Cambridge), MA (London), PhD (Nottingham), PGCert (Sheffield)
• Affiliations: Research on Research Institute (RoRI), Digital Societies Research Group, Libraries and Information Society Research Group

His research focuses on scholarly communication, open access/open science, and research policy. Notable projects include work on preprint adoption, peer review innovation, and the societal impact of open science. He has led major grants such as the £207k MORPHSS project on humanities/open practices and the £707k AHRC-funded VOICES initiative analyzing post-pandemic science communication.

Publications highlight themes like the post-COVID evolution of open science, equity in scholarly policies, and peer review reform. He co-authored books like Achieving Global Open Access (2024) and co-edited Open Access in Theory and Practice (2020).

Prof. Pinfield advises organizations like F1000Research and participates in global initiatives such as the Trans-Atlantic Platform’s post-pandemic science resilience projects.