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Table : Output (REF2)

Description : Research outputs.

Number of rows : 347

Field Field description Format Range of values Field total
UKPRN The UKPRN for the institution character see Institution for more details. -
UnitOfAssessment Unit of assessment number integer 1 <= x <= 36 -
MultipleSubmission Multiple submission letter character A to C -
Identifier Output reference number integer A unique reference number for each output -
OutputType Output type identification letter, links to OutputType character A to U, except O -
Title A title for the output, see below for more information character unbounded -
Place The location where the output may be found, see below for more information character <= 256 characters -
Publisher The publisher of the output, see below for more information character <= 256 characters -
VolumeTitle The title of the volume containing the output, see below for more information character <= 256 characters -
Volume The volume number of the journal containing the output, see below for more information character <= 16 characters -
Issue The issue number of the journal containing the output, see below for more information character <= 16 characters -
FirstPage The page number of the first page of the output in the journal, see below for more information character <= 8 characters -
ArticleNumber The article number for the output, see below for more information character <= 32 characters -
ISBN The ISBN of the outputs which are books, see below for more information character <= 24 characters -
ISSN The ISSN of the journal containing the output, see below for more information character <= 24 characters -
DOI The output's Digitial Object Identifier (DOI), see below for more information character <= 256 characters -
PatentNumber The patent number for outputs which are patents, see below for more information character <= 24 characters -
Year The year that the output was made public, see below for more information character A year between 2007 and 2013. -
URL The URL of the output, see below for more information character <= 1024 characters -
NumberOfAdditionalAuthors The number of additional co-authors integer 0 <= x <= 13 -
IsNonEnglishOutput Is this output in a language other than English boolean TRUE or FALSE -
IsInterdisciplinary Is this an interdisciplinary output boolean TRUE or blank -
PurposeDoubleWeighting The output has been requested to be considered for double weighting boolean TRUE or FALSE -
IsReserveOutput The output is a reserve for a double weighted output boolean TRUE or FALSE -
DoubleWeightingStatement A statement justifying the proposal for double weighting character unbounded -
EnglishAbstract A short abstract in English describing the content and nature of the work, for outputs not written in English character unbounded -
ResearchGroup Research group letter character A to Z, 0 to 9 or blank -
CitedByCount The number of citations the journal article received if it was submitted to a panel considering citation counts integer 0 <= x <= 68, or blank -
CrossReferToUoa The panel the output was requested to cross refer to integer 1 <= x <= 36 or blank -
CitationsApplicable Is the citation count applicable for the output if it is available boolean TRUE or FALSE -
AdditionalInformation Additional information about the research and research output requested by the panel, see each panel's criteria in the publication Panel criteria and working methods for further details. character unbounded -

Notes

The contents of many of the fields on REF2 are determined by the type of output. The Excel spreadsheet below provides more information of the requirements for each type of output.

OutputFieldGuide.xlsx