Analysing researchers' outreach efforts and the association with publication metrics: A case study of Kudos.

ABSTRACT: With the growth of scholarly collaboration networks and social communication platforms, members of the scholarly community are experimenting with their approach to disseminating research outputs, in an effort to increase their audience and outreach. However, from a researcher's point of view, it is difficult to determine whether efforts to make work more visible are worthwhile (in terms of the association with publication metrics) and within that, difficult to assess which platform or network is most effective for sharing work and connecting to a wider audience. We undertook a case study of Kudos (https://www.growkudos.com), a web-based service that claims to help researchers increase the outreach of their publications, to examine the most effective tools for sharing publications online, a

SUBMITTER: Erdt M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5560533 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature