To end his trilogy of articles on the research metric system (and Google Scholar in particular), Louis Coiffait explores what improvements could be made.
In his second article about the citation system and Google Scholar, Louis Coiffait looks at some of the current criticisms.
Louis Coiffait’s third article in his series on impact looks at the system of citation metrics, in particular Google Scholar.
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.
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
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.
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.
