Table 1. Characteristics of participants in the Delphi survey.
| Participant characteristic | Round 1 N (%) |
Round 2 N (%) |
Invited for round 3 N (%) |
Round 3, day 1 N (%)a |
Round 3, day 2 N (%)a |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | N = 80 | N = 54 | N = 50 | N = 20 | N = 16 |
| Male | 44 (55.0) | 27 (48.2) | 29 (58.0) | 9 (45.0) | 8 (50.0) |
| Female | 35 (43.8) | 26 (46.4) | 21 (42.0) | 11 (55.0) | 8 (50.0) |
| Other | 1 (1.3) | 1 (1.8) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Age | N = 76 | N = 51 | N = 48 | N = 20 | N = 16 |
| <30 | 4 (5.3) | 1 (1.8) | 2 (4.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| 30–40 | 20 (26.3) | 16 (31.4) | 13 (26.0) | 10 (50.0) | 9 (56.3) |
| 41–50 | 20 (26.3) | 14 (27.4) | 11 (22.0) | 5 (25.0) | 3 (18.8) |
| 51–60 | 26 (34.2) | 18 (35.3) | 18 (26.0) | 5 (25.0) | 3 (18.8) |
| >60 | 6 (7.9) | 2 (3.9) | 4 (8.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Prefer not to say | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (6.3) |
| Racial minority | N = 80 | N = 54 | N = 50 | N = 20 | N = 16 |
| Yes | 3 (3.8) | 3 (5.4) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (5.0) | 2 (12.5) |
| No | 75 (93.8) | 49 (87.5) | 49 (98.0) | 19 (95.0) | 14 (87.5) |
| Prefer not to say | 2 (2.50) | 2 (3.6) | 1 (2.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Research institution | N = 80 | N = 56 | N = 50 | N = 20 | N = 16 |
| Vall d’Hebron Research Institute (Spain) | 6 (7.5) | 2 (3.6) | 4 (8.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| University Vita-Salute San Raffaele Milano (Italy) | 7 (8.8) | 3 (5.4) | 6 (12.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (6.3) |
| University of Oxford (England) | 5 (6.3) | 4 (7.1) | 3 (6.0) | 3 (15.0) | 3 (18.8) |
| University of Nigeria (Nigeria) | 4 (5.0) | 3 (5.4) | 2 (4.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| University of Edinburgh (Scotland) | 5 (6.3) | 4 (7.1) | 4 (8.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| University of Calgary (Canada) | 6 (7.5) | 5 (8.9) | 4 (8.0) | 1 (5.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| University of Basel/University Hospital Basel (Switzerland) | 1 (1.3) | 2 (3.6) | 1 (2.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| University Health Network (Canada) | 4 (5.0) | 3 (5.4) | 3 (6.0) | 3 (15.0) | 2 (12.5) |
| Universidade Federal de Pelotas (Brazil) | 5 (6.3) | 4 (7.1) | 4 (8.0) | 2 (10.0) | 3 (18.8) |
| Universidad de Santiago de Chile (Chile) | 5 (6.3) | 3 (5.4) | 2 (4.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Tanenbaum Open Science Institute (Canada) | 5 (6.3) | 4 (7.1) | 4 (8.0) | 2 (10.0) | 1 (6.3) |
| Savitribai Phule Pune University (India) | 1 (1.3) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Canada) | 5 (6.3) | 5 (8.9) | 3 (6.0) | 3 (15.0) | 2 (12.5) |
| Medical University Vienna (Austria) | 1 (1.3) | 1 (1.8) | 1 (2.0) | 1 (5.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| King’s Health Partners (England) | 2 (2.5) | 1 (1.8) | 1 (2.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Italian Institute of Technology (Italy) | 4 (5.0) | 2 (3.6) | 3 (6.0) | 2 (10.0) | 1 (6.3) |
| Hong Kong Baptist University (Hong Kong) | 7 (8.8) | 4 (7.1) | 3 (6.0) | 1 (5.0) | 1 (6.3) |
| Douglas Research Centre (Canada) | 4 (5.0) | 4 (7.1) | 3 (6.0) | 1 (5.0) | 1 (6.3) |
| Bond University (Australia) | 2 (2.5) | 2 (3.6) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| University of Turin (Italy) | 1 (1.3) | 1 (1.8) | 1 (2.0) | 1 (5.0) | 1 (6.3) |
| Participant role | N = 80 | N = 54 | N = 50 | N = 20 | N = 16 |
| Research administrator | 18 (22.5) | 11 (19.6) | 13 (26.0) | 5 (25.0) | 5 (31.3) |
| Performance management role (accreditation/bibliometrics/performance/institutional analyst) | 4 (5.0) | 3 (5.4) | 1 (2.0) | 2 (10.0) | 2 (12.5) |
| Specialist open science position | 4 (5.0) | 4 (7.1) | 5 (10.0) | 4 (20.0) | 3 (18.8) |
| Library or scholarly communication staff | 9 (11.3) | 4 (7.1) | 4 (8.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Researcher (independent researchers, tenured academic staff, faculty involved in research assessment) | 31 (38.8) | 23 (41.1) | 19 (38.0) | 8 (40.0) | 5 (31.3) |
| Research support staff (clinical research operations, communications, project manager) | 11 (13.8) | 8 (14.3) | 7 (14.0) | 1 (5.0) | 1 (6.3) |
| Trainee (PhD student, graduate trainee) | 2 (2.5) | 1 (1.8) | 1 (2.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Scientific editor | 1 (1.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
aOn each day of the consensus meeting, 1 participant chose not to provide their demographic information.