Some social networks, such as LinkedIn and ResearchGate, allow user endorsements for specific skills. In this way, for each skill we get a directed graph where the nodes correspond to users’ profiles and the arcs represent endorsement relations. From the number and quality of the endorsements received, an authority score can be assigned to each profile. In this paper we propose an authority sco...

This literature review assesses indicators derived from social media sources, including both general and academic sites. Such indicators have been termed altmetrics, influmetrics, social media metrics, or a type of webometric, and have recently been commercialised by a number of companies and employed by some publishers and university administrators. The social media metrics analysed here deriv...

Following in the footsteps of the model of scientific communication, which has recently gone through a metamorphosis (from the Gutenberg galaxy to the Web galaxy), a change in the model and methods of scientific evaluation is also taking place. A set of new scientific tools are now providing a variety of indicators which measure all actions and interactions among scientists in the digital space...

Abstract Social media are being used increasingly by the science community to share research output with a wide audience and seek feedback. They also as alternatives traditional citation-based assessment of impacts scientific products even inform employment decisions in academia. One these platforms, ResearchGate, is popular application more than 20 million users who discuss products. We report...

Medicinal plants which showed antimicrobial activity against oral pathogens and inhibited biofilm formation have the capability of eliminating microbes preventing many infections. In current review, PubMed, Web Science, Science Direct, Researchgate, Academia.edu Scopus were searched to determine medicinal with antibacterial effects common pathogens.

We present the results of Harbinger project, carried out between 2016 and 2022 in several countries on three continents, which focused use that early career researchers make resources available through university libraries. These include catalogs, databases, big deals, as well alternative platforms such Google search engines, academic social networks (ResearchGate), pirate (Sci-Hub). Likewise, ...

ResearchGate (RG) is an academic social networking (ASN) site that used worldwide for scholarly communication. This study examines RG users from 21 top Chinese research universities and 61 U.S. three activity levels to identify the differences in participation, interactions, influences between their affiliated institutions on this ASN platform. The implications communication evaluation using al...

Collaboration as a phenomenon is germane to educational success. This is because it creates a platform for the exchange of ideas, knowledge and skills. This study is concentrated on collaboration among library and information professionals in West Africa. It established perception of LIS Educators in West Africa about collaboration, identified areas of collaboration and the extent of LIS Educat...

The objective of this study was to carry out, based on certain bibliometric and altimetric indicators, a summary assessment the scientific productivity Quisqueya University’s researchers in 3 specific fields: agronomy, environment health. An experimental framework designed implemented quantitative information available academic social network ResearchGate, SCOPUS Google scholar, out total 12,73...