WOUTER GERRITSMA, VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM@WOWTER

SMART PUBLISHING, SOCIAL MEDIA & ALTMETRICS FOR SCIENTISTS

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CHANGING THEMES IN SCIENCE

Was: Publish or perish

Is: Publish be cited or perish

To be: Publish be mentioned or perish

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CONTENTS

• What is an excellent paper?• Do Impact Factors still matter?• Science as a team sport• Social Networking for scientists• Publication lists your passport• From social networks to social media• Beyond bibliometrics : Altmetrics

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Beeldvullende foto met titel

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HOW DO WE COMPARE NUMBERS?

• Scientist Z. Math has a publication from 2004 with 17 citations

• Scientist M. Biology has a publication from 2009 with 24 citations

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BASELINES IN THE FIELD OF MATHEMATICS

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BASELINES IN MOLCULAR BIOLOGY & GENETICS

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IMPACT FACTORS

http://am.ascb.org/dora/

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JOURNAL SELECTION AND ARTICLE IMPACT

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BELGIAN UNIVERSITIES

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Data: SciVal

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NETWORKING

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COLLABORATE!

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MORE THAN 1000 AUTHORS!

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PHYSICS

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PHYSICS

http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.114.191803

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SCIENCE IS A TEAM SPORT

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https://resource.wageningenur.nl/nl/show/Aantal-coauteurs-stijgt.htm

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PUBLICATIONS AS A SOCIAL NETWORK

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AT SCOPUS

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AT RESEARCHERID

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AT RESEARCHGATE

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ORCID IDENTIFIER SWITCHBOARD

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ORCID IDENTIFIER SWITCHBOARD

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FROM SOCIAL NETWORKS TO SOCIAL MEDIA

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IMAGINE MICHAEL MÜLLER TWEETS

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WHICH HE ACTUALLY DOES

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FUNDERS ARE NOTICING

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BEYOND BIBLIOMETRICS

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CITATIONS ARE ONLY A FRACTION OF ARTICLE USAGE

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Cave (2012) Article Level Metrics: Analyzing Value in the Scholarly Content. Charleston Conference, Charleston, SC, November 7-10, 2012.

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MENTIONS TO RESEARCH DOCUMENTS COLLECTED AND INDEXED BY ALTMETRIC, AUG 2013 - JULY 2014

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Adams, J. and T. Loach. 2015. Altmetric mentions and the communication of medical research.http://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.1314902

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CITATIONS VERSUS SOCIAL MEDIA METRICS

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Source: Haustein, 2013

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METRICS DASHBOARD AT SCOPUS

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METRICS DASHBOARD AT SCOPUS

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SCOPUS METRICS IN DETAIL

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SCOPUS METRICS IN DETAIL

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SCOPUS METRICS IN DETAIL

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SCOPUS METRICS IN DETAIL

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TAKE HOME MESSAGES

Construct consistent, connected on-line profiles LinkedIn

Researchgate.net, Academia.edu, Scholarmate Publication lists

GS citations, ResearcherID, Scopus author ID, ORCiD Mendeley

Tell the stories about your papers and share Slideshare, Speakerdeck, Authorstream or Prezi Wikipedia Blogs & Twitter

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Universiteitsbibliotheek VU41

THANK YOU

University Library VU University AmsterdamSmart publishing, Social media & Altmetrics

http://www.slideshare.net/wowter