Research social media posts ‘fail to boost citations’

Void left by decline of academic Twitter ‘will be hard to fill’

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By Tom Williams

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Quitting Twitter lost Christopher Schaberg some connections. But the pleasures of in-person interaction far outweigh the regrets

By Christopher Schaberg

17 December

Should academics quit Twitter?

Elon Musk’s ‘de facto town square’ is a place where misinformation abounds and where academia is often attacked by culture warriors. But is fighting back effective? Or can it make things worse if academics don’t keep calm and stick to the facts? Tom Williams reports

By Tom Williams

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Use of social media metrics in research evaluation ‘narrow’

Online profile seen simplistically ‘as a proxy for being a publicly engaged academic’, warn researchers

By Matthew Reisz

4 November

Social media posts about research ‘fail to boost citations’

International study suggests scientists consider X, formerly Twitter, as useful for dissemination, but less so for research

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Social media posts about research ‘fail to boost citations’

International study suggests scientists consider X, formerly Twitter, as useful for dissemination, but less so for research

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Void left by decline of academic Twitter ‘will be hard to fill’

Social media isn’t the only way to have public impact

Should academics quit Twitter?

Use of social media metrics in research evaluation ‘narrow’

Related universities

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