{"id":4198,"date":"2020-08-19T08:42:50","date_gmt":"2020-08-19T05:42:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrarypostgrad\/?page_id=4198"},"modified":"2024-08-29T12:24:07","modified_gmt":"2024-08-29T09:24:07","slug":"research-and-researcher-visibility-networking-and-altmetrics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrarypostgrad\/4-module-publishing-and-research-visibility\/research-and-researcher-visibility-networking-and-altmetrics\/","title":{"rendered":"Research and researcher visibility, networking and altmetrics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It is important for researchers that their scholarly publications gain visibility<\/strong>. In addition to OA publishing, researchers can enhance the visibility and accessibility of their publications through forums that are used extensively. Researcher visibility involves managing information about researchers and their work in order to raise researchers\u2019 and organisations\u2019 profiles and to promote the visibility of their research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Researchers\u2019 personal methods to improve the findability and visibility of their publications include, for example, using ORCID identifier<\/a><\/strong>, publishing open access via OA and hybrid journals or by self-archiving, and participating in social networking services of their own field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UEF has a service called UEF Connect<\/a><\/strong> for researchers and research groups to offer an opportunity to showcase their expertise and research activities. A page has been reserved for all university researchers and other experts (at the moment with staff status) where they can update their information. The address can then be linked to funding applications and used for other similar purposes. It also offers an arena for research groups to introduce themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read more about UEF Connect<\/a>. If possible, log in with your personal UEF credentials to complete your information. Instructions <\/a>(also in Finnish).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Networking and altmetrics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Academic social networks<\/strong> support activities across the research cycle, from getting job suggestions, sharing and reading full-text papers to following use of your research output within the system (i.e. altmetrics).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Traditional metrics has focused on the impact of research within academia. However, research impact is much more than that. When measuring societal impact, the focus is on the contribution research makes to society. So, research impact can be defined as the contribution that research makes to the society, economy, environment or culture. New metrics can include altmetrics, but also e.g. data citation and patent metrics. Read through What types of impact are there?<\/a> to better understand what kinds of research impact exist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Peer-reviewed journals and conferences have traditionally been the focus of researchers\u2019 efforts to make their research visible. However, as social media has become more prevalent, the way academics disseminate their research is changing. Academics are increasingly using social media and are expected to have a professional online presence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the last decade there has been an emergence of Academic Social Networking Sites (ASNSs). Each site offers its own combination of tools and capabilities to support research activities, communication, collaboration, and networking. However, due to their variety, it might be challenging for academics to evaluate and use them. Also maintaining multiple profiles might be time-consuming. Thus, during this course, we hope you can find a social network site \/ sites suitable for your needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Traditional measurements of academic success, such as citation counts, journal impact factor or author h-index (i.e. bibliometric indicators, see 5. Module), might no longer be sufficient to estimate research impact, and the social importance of authors is becoming increasingly significant. Altmetrics<\/strong><\/a> (i.e. alternative metrics) measures a publication\u2019s online visibility by the numbers of, for instance, clicks, downloads, blog posts, bookmarks, likes and tweets. Since most research, including journal articles, are now electronic and networked we can track how many times they are accessed, used, and shared. Altmetrics are meant to compliment, not totally replace, the traditional measures to give a more complete picture of how research and scholarship is used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Altmetrics can answer questions such as:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n