An empirical study of biological scientists’ article sharing through ResearchGate

Kim, Youngseek

doi:10.1108/ajim-05-2018-0126

Cited by 7 publications

(13 citation statements)

References 67 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…In the articles she reviewed, social sciences faculty self-archived to personal websites or repositories at a moderate rate compared with the sciences, and there were notable differences between the disciplines. Disciplinary practices, as well as the influence of departmental colleagues and co-authors, can motivate authors to self-archive (Spezi et al, 2013;Y. Kim, 2018).…”

Section: Motivations For Self-archivingmentioning

confidence: 99%

One Size Does Not Fit All: Self-Archiving Personas Based On Federally Funded Researchers at a Mid-Sized Private Institution

Eastwood

Bowers

Cox

et al. 2023

Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

INTRODUCTION: This mixed-method study analyzes the self-archiving behaviors and underlying motivations of researchers at a Carnegie-Classified Doctoral - High Research Activity (R2) institution with significant increases in research activities. METHODS: A quantitative analysis of data provided by CHORUS, a multi-institutional open access (OA) infrastructure project designed to minimize the administrative costs of complying with federal public access mandates, was followed by semi-structured qualitative interviews with researchers to determine the underlying motivations for self-archiving research papers resulting from federal grant support. RESULTS: Fifty-one authors with federal research funding published seventy-nine journal articles. One-hundred and thirty-nine OA versions of these seventy-nine articles were intentionally made available by researchers across nine types of platforms, including and in addition to those provided by publishers. Interviews with ten investigators revealed motivators such as a dedication to public access to knowledge, learned behaviors in specific disciplines, and enlightened self-interest. Challenges included concern regarding confidentiality, confusion about intellectual property and funder requirements, administrative overhead, and integrity of the scholarly record. DISCUSSION: Despite concerns and a lack of an OA mandate and other drivers more commonly present at larger, more research-intensive universities, several researchers interviewed actively engaged in self-archiving article versions, not always with clear motivations. These findings have implications for both scholarly communications and collection development services. CONCLUSION: These quantitative and qualitative data informed the creation of three distinct personas intended to help librarians at similar universities design services in manners that align with investigator motivations.

show abstract

Section: Motivations For Self-archivingmentioning

confidence: 99%

One Size Does Not Fit All: Self-Archiving Personas Based On Federally Funded Researchers at a Mid-Sized Private Institution

Eastwood

Bowers

Cox

et al. 2023

Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Highly cited publications are especially relevant since a large number of citations for a particular research publication show a positive influence in the research; such publications offer a valuable understanding about the influence of authors and subjects in a field of research over time (Mushtaq et al 2020). Emerging information and communication technologies have enabled new scholarly communication methods of knowledge sharing through institutional repositories (IRs) and scholarly social media (Kim 2018). Academic Social Networks (ASNs) like Google Scholar (https://scholar.google.com/citations) and Research Gate (https://www.researchgate.net), have become an accepted part of the academic landscape, as these provide a range of metrics for both authors and articles (Marttn-Marttn et al 2016).…”

Section: Highly Influential Publicationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Rainer Willi Bussmann’s scholarly impact: a scientometric review

Malik¹,

Malik²

2021

Ethnobot. Res. App.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Background:The article ascertains the intellectual legacy and impact of Rainer Willi Bussmann (RWB), an active ethnobotanist. It is a scientometric review intended to provide a tribute to the intellectual contributions he has made to Ethnobiology, and associated disciplines.Methods: Bussmann's various IDs were used to collect his publications from Scopus, Web of Science, Google Scholar and ResearchGate. He was also contacted (via email) for information on his life history and the scientific expeditions that he took. Personal experience of one of the authors (ZAM) was also used for describing Bussmann. The tools used for mapping were CRExplorer, VOSviewer and Perish or Publish.Results: RWB developed scientific curiosity about plants at a very young age. His entire career has been characterized by seeking and creating opportunities in research, conservation and community service. The 1767 publications authored or co-authored by RWB were published in 369 different source titles. But 16.98% of his publications were published in 'Ethnobotany of Mountain Regions -Ethnobotany of the Andes' followed by 13.92% publications in 'Ethnobotany of the Himalayas'. Out of the total publications (1767), 1200 (67.91%) are book chapters followed by Journal articles 274 (15.50%). Out of 1200 book chapters the maximum (966; 80.5%) were published in year 2020. He has collaborated with authors from 55 countries. It was found that titles of his publications are in 18 world languages, the prominent languages being English, Spanish and German. Conclusion: Documentation and conservation of traditional knowledge is the theme around whichRWBs research revolves. He has conducted numerous such studies in Bolivia, Peru, the Caucasus, and the Himalayas. Examination of keyword co-occurrence (text analysis of titles and abstracts) networks facilitated the identification of clusters, addressing subjects such as ethnobotany and documentation of traditional knowledge of Peru,

show abstract

“…It should be noted that ReaserchGate as an academic social networking site has attracted a great deal of attention (e.g. Thelwall and Kousha, 2015;Jeng et al, 2017;Kim, 2018). Thelwall and Kousha (2015) showed that ResearchGate is being used at academic institutions around the world, with high impact universities having an accumulation score of their members on ResearchGate.…”

Section: Researchgate In Academic Information Seekingmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Their results illustrated that the effect of a questioner is more than disciplinary factors. Kim (2018) investigated that how attitudinal, normative and control beliefs influence scientists' article sharing through ResearchGate. He found that academic libraries can better promote their scientists' article sharing through digital platforms such as institutional repositories as well as scholarly social media.…”

Section: Researchgate In Academic Information Seekingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Triggers and strategies related to the collaborative information-seeking behaviour of researchers in ResearchGate

Ebrahimzadeh

Sharifabadi

Kamran

et al. 2020

OIR

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to identify the triggers, strategies and outcomes of collaborative information-seeking behaviours of researchers on the ResearchGate social networking site.Design/methodology/approachData were collected from the population of researchers who use ResearchGate. The sample was limited to the Ph.D. students and assistant professors in the library and information science domain. Qualitative interviews were used for data collection.FindingsBased on the findings of the study, informal communications and complex information needs lead to a decision to use collaborative information-seeking behaviour. Also, easy access to sources of information and finding relevant information were the major positive factors contributing to collaborative information-seeking behaviour of the ResearchGate users. Users moved from collaborative Q&A strategies to sharing information, synthesising information and networking strategies based on their needs. Analysis of information-seeking behaviour showed that ResearchGate users bridged the information gap by internalizing new knowledge, making collaborative decisions and increasing their work's visibility.Originality/valueAs one of the initial studies on the collaborative information-seeking behaviour of ResearchGate users, this study provides a holistic picture of different triggers that affect researchers' information-seeking on ResearchGate.

show abstract

An empirical study of biological scientists’ article sharing through ResearchGate

Cited by 7 publications

References 67 publications

One Size Does Not Fit All: Self-Archiving Personas Based On Federally Funded Researchers at a Mid-Sized Private Institution

One Size Does Not Fit All: Self-Archiving Personas Based On Federally Funded Researchers at a Mid-Sized Private Institution

Rainer Willi Bussmann’s scholarly impact: a scientometric review

Triggers and strategies related to the collaborative information-seeking behaviour of researchers in ResearchGate

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About