Could Distributed Peer Review Better Decide Grant Funding?
The landscape of academic grant funding is notoriously competitive and plagued by lengthy, bureaucratic processes, exacerbated by difficulties in finding willing reviewers. Distributed […]
How Google Scholar Judges Research
Louis Coiffait’s third article in his series on impact looks at the system of citation metrics, in particular Google Scholar.
Measuring all the Factors around Social Science Impact
As part of a larger effort to support social scientists achieve and demonstrate impact, SAGE Publishing brought together 14 individuals who are both passionate about social science’s impact and intimately involved in improving its measurement for a one-day workshop.
Divining What a ‘Digital Truth Serum’ Can Reveal to Us
The underlying conceit of economist and data scientist Seth Stephens-Davidowitz’s work, whether in his new book, on the op-ed pages of the New York Times or in the classroom, or on campus, is that people’s search activity on a search engine reveals much more about them than do surveys, polls, or other social media
Sustainable Discovery and Google Scholar’s Comprehensive Coverage
On the 11th anniversary of Google Scholar, Max Kemman provides an overview of the growth and impact of the platform and examines why Google Scholar is virtually unrivaled — and whether that’s a good thing or not.
Are You an Academic Hermit?
Lack a personal website? No CV posted online? Is your work visible on digital listings? If you are answering no, Patrick Dunleavy offers some advice how to easily shed that monkish role — if you want to.
