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How Could Google Scholar (and the Citation System) Be Improved?

By Louis Coiffait | Published: March 21, 2019

To end his trilogy of articles on the research metric system (and Google Scholar in particular), Louis Coiffait explores what improvements could be made.

Posted in Featured, Impact, Research, Science & Social Science | Also tagged Google Scholar, Impact, Metrics, Research, scholar | Leave a comment

Criticisms of the Citation System, and Google Scholar in Particular

By Louis Coiffait | Published: March 20, 2019

In his second article about the citation system and Google Scholar, Louis Coiffait looks at some of the current criticisms.

Posted in Impact, Open Access, Recognition, Research, Science & Social Science | Also tagged Citations, Google Scholar, references, Research, scholar, scholarly | Leave a comment

How Google Scholar Judges Research

By Louis Coiffait | Published: March 19, 2019

Louis Coiffait's third article in his series on impact looks at the system of citation metrics, in particular Google Scholar.

Posted in Featured, Impact, Research, Science & Social Science | Also tagged Citations, Google Scholar, Impact, Research, scholar | Leave a comment

Measuring all the Factors around Social Science Impact

By SAGE | Published: February 6, 2019

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.

Posted in Impact | Also tagged Impact Assessment, Institute for Research on Innovation and Science, Project Jupyter | Leave a comment

Divining What a ‘Digital Truth Serum’ Can Reveal to Us

By Michael Todd | Published: February 15, 2018

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

Posted in Bookshelf, Communication | Also tagged Big Data, Google Trends | Leave a comment

Sustainable Discovery and Google Scholar’s Comprehensive Coverage

By Max Kemman | Published: November 25, 2015

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.

Posted in Communication | Also tagged Discovery, Google Scholar | Leave a comment

Are You an Academic Hermit?

By Patrick Dunleavy | Published: May 12, 2014

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.

Posted in Career, Impact, Tips | Also tagged LinkedIn, Mendeley, Research Gate | 1 Response

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