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About Increase the Visibility of Research
Efforts to promote research are becoming ever more essential in the realm of academia. Enhancing the visibility and accessibility of research heightens the likelihood of its recognition, utilization, and influence, thereby bolstering one's reputation and prospects for success in academic endeavors.
Researchers have a myriad of avenues and resources at their disposal to advance their work, forge connections with peers, and participate in scholarly discussions.
Crafting Your Author Identity: Standing Out in the Community
Get a unique author identifies to distinguish your work among the community.
Crafting Your Author Identity: Standing Out in the Community
- ORCID ID: The ORCID iD, boasting nearly 2 million users, is swiftly emerging as the preferred identifier among researchers, publishers, funding bodies, and academic institutions. It plays a vital role in manuscript and data submission workflows, being seamlessly embedded into metadata to establish a lasting connection between an author and their research.
- Researcher ID: ResearchID provides researchers with an effortless solution for profile creation and updates. By consolidating multiple research profiles, it offers a convenient, no-cost individual webpage listing all publications and achievements sourced from various outlets. Researchers can claim and display their publications to collaborators, all while reducing the need for manual updates.
Sharing Research Findings: Amplifying Output from Research Efforts
Share output of the Research.
Sharing Research Findings: Amplifying Output from Research Efforts
- AgEcon: (Agriculture and Applied Economics), maintained by the University of Minnesota's Department of Applied Economics.
- ArXiv: (pre-prints in Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Quantitative Biology, Quantitative Finance, and Statistics), Currently maintained by Cornell University Library.
- CiteSeer: (Computer and Information Science), maintained by College of Information Sciences and Technology at Pennsylvania State University.
- PhilPapers: (Philosophy), maintained by the Center for Digital Philosophy at the University of Western Ontario.
- PubMedCentral: is a repository for US federally funded research outputs in Medicine. It is required for all publications supported by NIH (and some other US federal agencies) funding to be deposited in PubMedCentral.
- Research Papers in Economics (Repec): is a collaborative effort of volunteers in 86 countries to disseminate research in economics and related sciences. It is a bibliographic database of working papers, journal articles, books, chapters, and software components.
- Social Science Research Network (SSRN): aims to disseminate early social science, business, law, and economics research. It allows for the deposit of both abstracts of working papers and upcoming publications and full text of published outputs.
Crafting Your Digital Persona
Create and keep up to date online profile.
Crafting Your Digital Persona
- Google Scholar Citation Profile: It's a widely-used tool for presenting your research works, along with associated citations. Additionally, it provides basic bibliometric impact measures like the h-index and i10-index.
- Impact Story: It's a free online tool that allows you to showcase your research outputs (publications, presentations, data, code, posters, etc.) together with measures of their impact. Impact story uses ORCID profiles to find and import scholarly works.
- Kudos: It's tailored to support researchers in amplifying their research findings. At present, this service is available at zero cost, empowering you to exhibit your publications by crafting links to full texts and enriching them with additional details like concise titles, simplified explanations, and impact statements.
Expand Your Network: Social Communities!
Engage in Social Networking Communities.
Expand Your Network: Social Communities!
- ResearchGate: It's a leading online platform for researchers, providing a space to share academic papers, connect with peers worldwide, and stay updated on cutting-edge research trends. With millions of users, it facilitates collaboration, feedback, and knowledge exchange within the academic community.
- Academia.edu: It's a platform for academics to share research papers, connect with peers, and stay updated on the latest findings in their field. With millions of users, it offers a space for scholarly communication, collaboration, and networking opportunities.
- LinkedIn: It's a professional networking platform where individuals can build their professional profiles, connect with colleagues and peers, and discover job opportunities. It serves as a hub for professional development, knowledge sharing, and networking within various industries and fields.
- Mendeley: It's a reference management tool and academic social network that helps researchers organize their research papers, collaborate with peers, and discover relevant articles. With features like citation management and document sharing, it streamlines the research process and fosters collaboration among academics worldwide.
- Zotero: It's a free and open-source reference management software that enables researchers to collect, organize, and cite research materials. With browser extensions and cloud syncing capabilities, it offers seamless integration into the research workflow, allowing for efficient collaboration and citation management.
- Publons: It's a platform designed to acknowledge and showcase researchers' contributions to peer review and editorial work in scholarly journals. It serves as a digital record of peer review activity, offering researchers recognition for their valuable efforts in advancing scientific knowledge.
Blog
Blogging is also an excellent tool for making your research content more visible.
Blog
Blogs can be a powerful tool to increase the visibility of research in several ways:
- Communication: Blogs provide a platform to communicate research findings in a more accessible and engaging manner than traditional academic papers.
- Storytelling: Blogs allow researchers to tell the story behind their research, including the motivations, challenges, and real-world implications.
- Targeted Audience: Researchers can tailor their blog content to target specific audiences, such as policymakers, journalists, or the general public. This helps to reach those who may not typically engage with academic journals or conferences.
- SEO Benefits: Blogs can improve the online visibility of research by enhancing search engine optimization (SEO). By incorporating relevant keywords and backlinks to academic papers, blogs can increase the likelihood of research being discovered through online searches.
- Social Media Amplification: Blogs can be shared across various social media platforms, reaching a wider audience and generating discussion and engagement. Social media shares can lead to increased visibility and exposure for research findings.
- Feedback and Discussion: Blogs provide a space for readers to leave comments and engage in discussions about the research. This feedback can help researchers refine their ideas, address misconceptions, and gain insights for future studies.
