Large-scale research infrastructure projects: A conceptual review for science policy and management

Abstract

This article reviews ‘large-scale research infrastructures’ work and other relevant literature from the science policy and management domains. Through a systematic literature review, the study identifies that there are no firm inclusion or exclusion criteria for a large-scale research infrastructure. The findings identify the need for filling this knowledge gap to support future analyses for large-scale research infrastructures to help scientists and science policymakers understand, plan, and evaluate their own work. A refined version of one of the concepts examined in this article, the ‘large international science project’, provides the most fruitful starting point.