社交网络大大加快了信息传递的效率。为了能够获得更新更快的学术资源,学者们开始使用社交网络进行学术交流。但是当今的社交网络夹杂着大量无用甚至是错误的信息,严重影响了学者们信息的获取和交流。在这样的背景下,一种新型社交网络...社交网络大大加快了信息传递的效率。为了能够获得更新更快的学术资源,学者们开始使用社交网络进行学术交流。但是当今的社交网络夹杂着大量无用甚至是错误的信息,严重影响了学者们信息的获取和交流。在这样的背景下,一种新型社交网络——学术社交网络应运而生。学术社交网络(Academic Social Networks,ASNs)可以很好地解决当今的社交媒体信息混杂的问题,也是学者们进行科研活动的工具。国际著名的学术社交网络分别是美国的Academic.edu和德国的Research Gate。展开更多
Purpose:To describe the characteristics of research outputs using persistent identifiers generated by ResearchGate to gain insight into what publications are shared and disseminated through this functionality,revealin...Purpose:To describe the characteristics of research outputs using persistent identifiers generated by ResearchGate to gain insight into what publications are shared and disseminated through this functionality,revealing their academic and non-academic impact.Design/methodology/approach:A total of 1,092,934 RG-DOIs were collected,using the DataCite API,along with bibliographic metadata for the associated registered output(RG-DOI publications).The subsequent analysis evaluated the publication date,document type,and language.These values were crossreferenced against the full text of a random sample of 666 records to verify accuracy.Findings:RG-DOIs have served primarily to identify and make accessible scholarly gray literature,including posters,presentations,conference papers,and theses,with notable emphasis on publications in Spanish and Portuguese.Around 41,000 citations from Web of Science indexed publications to RG publications are evidence of their infrequent but perceptible use in scholarly discourse.The declining number of registrations of RG-DOIs observed may indicate a shift in researcher preferences to alternative platforms for DOI generation.Research limitations:The study uncovered substantial inconsistencies in DataCite metadata,which can be attributed to the automated DOI registration process and internal changes in the available document types on ResearchGate.Practical implications:The study encountered challenges in conducting a quantitative analysis due to inconsistencies in the metadata.These have potential implications for researchers,practitioners,and librarians relying on RG-DOIs to conduct bibliometric or bibliographic analysis.Originality/value:This study is the first comprehensive analysis of RG-DOIs and,as such,provides a unique perspective into academic gray literature.It also sheds light on the quality of ResearchGate data transmitted to DataCite when registering DOIs.展开更多
文摘社交网络大大加快了信息传递的效率。为了能够获得更新更快的学术资源,学者们开始使用社交网络进行学术交流。但是当今的社交网络夹杂着大量无用甚至是错误的信息,严重影响了学者们信息的获取和交流。在这样的背景下,一种新型社交网络——学术社交网络应运而生。学术社交网络(Academic Social Networks,ASNs)可以很好地解决当今的社交媒体信息混杂的问题,也是学者们进行科研活动的工具。国际著名的学术社交网络分别是美国的Academic.edu和德国的Research Gate。
基金supported by Grant PID2022-142569NA-I00,funded by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and by the European Union through“ERDF A way of making Europe.”。
文摘Purpose:To describe the characteristics of research outputs using persistent identifiers generated by ResearchGate to gain insight into what publications are shared and disseminated through this functionality,revealing their academic and non-academic impact.Design/methodology/approach:A total of 1,092,934 RG-DOIs were collected,using the DataCite API,along with bibliographic metadata for the associated registered output(RG-DOI publications).The subsequent analysis evaluated the publication date,document type,and language.These values were crossreferenced against the full text of a random sample of 666 records to verify accuracy.Findings:RG-DOIs have served primarily to identify and make accessible scholarly gray literature,including posters,presentations,conference papers,and theses,with notable emphasis on publications in Spanish and Portuguese.Around 41,000 citations from Web of Science indexed publications to RG publications are evidence of their infrequent but perceptible use in scholarly discourse.The declining number of registrations of RG-DOIs observed may indicate a shift in researcher preferences to alternative platforms for DOI generation.Research limitations:The study uncovered substantial inconsistencies in DataCite metadata,which can be attributed to the automated DOI registration process and internal changes in the available document types on ResearchGate.Practical implications:The study encountered challenges in conducting a quantitative analysis due to inconsistencies in the metadata.These have potential implications for researchers,practitioners,and librarians relying on RG-DOIs to conduct bibliometric or bibliographic analysis.Originality/value:This study is the first comprehensive analysis of RG-DOIs and,as such,provides a unique perspective into academic gray literature.It also sheds light on the quality of ResearchGate data transmitted to DataCite when registering DOIs.
