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The information that scientific research generates is valuable to society—but where should scientists start if they want to measure that value? This explainer encourages scientists to categorize the socioeconomic benefits their information produces by answering three questions. First, when someone uses this information to make a decision, does it generate benefits that can be quantified? If quantifiable, can these benefits be monetized? If monetizable, do these benefits have market value? Categorizing benefits according to these three tiers of questions can help scientists describe more precisely how the information they produce improves outcomes that matter for people and the environment.