Maximizing Your Research Visibility and Impact, Researcher Branding

Maximizing Your Research Visibility and Impact

Session 1:

Introduction and Researcher Branding

Nader Ale Ebrahim, PhD

Research Visibility and Impact Consultant

@aleebrahim

aleebrahim@Gmail.com

@aleebrahim

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7091-4439

https://scholar.google.com/citation

All of my presentations are available online at: https://figshare.com/authors/Nader_Ale_Ebrahim/100797

Research visibility and impact are essential for maximizing the reach of research and thus facilitating the advancement of knowledge and progress. One of the key ways to increase research visibility and impact is to expose the research output to the widest possible audience. Publishing a high-quality paper in a scientific journal is only half the way to receiving impact and citations in the future. The rest of the journey is advertising and disseminating the publications by using the proper “Research Tools”. Citations on an article strongly depend on the visibility, rather than the merit, of the article. Researchers have spent plenty of time and effort writing their research for publication. However, most of the researchers stop their work after publication. Dissemination and archiving of an article is an essential phase of the publication life cycle. The step-by-step guide on this webinar series will examine how the effective use of various research tools can help to increase the visibility and impact of researchers’ visibility, and published research, leading to an increase in citations and subsequent improvement in university ranking.

Keywords: H-index, Improve citations, Research tools, Research visibility, Research impact, University rankings

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Thank you,

NaderAle Ebrahim

E-mail: aleebrahim@gmail.com

No. Research Visibility, Main topic

1/1

Introduction and the webinar series objectives

2/1 Researcher Branding - Make a researcher profile

3/1 Researcher Branding – Online CV

4/1 Researcher Branding – Networking

1/2

Boosting the Visibility of the Research - Make a paper ID

2/2

Boosting the Visibility of the Research - Online Repository

3/2

Boosting the Visibility of the Research - Document publishing

4/2

Research Visibility, Sub-topic

Motivation, International university rankings, Measuring researcher’s impact.

Top tips to make a researcher’s article discoverable, Author name’s variations, Use a standardized institutional affiliation, Author’s subject area, Select a research brand name.

Why should I care about my online presence?, Examples of online profiles, Transparent Ranking, Create Google Scholar online profile, Create ORCID profile, Scopus Author Identifier.

How is the Altmetrics score calculated?, Academic social media ResearchGate and Academia.edu, LinkedIn for researchers, Use Twitter for academic research.

Creating your own library, Preparing a paper for online archiving, Understanding your rights, Publishers, and copyright, Preprint version vs. publisher's version

Publications repository effect, Article views and downloads, Deposit articles without DOI in Zenodo, Deposit articles in SSRN, Deposit articles in other repositories.

Making all your scholarly outputs available online, Data sharing, Enhancing your profile with images, Audio slides, and video, Depositing unpublished and white papers, Deposit documents on “Cloud Storage”, and Publishing an online book.

Boosting the Visibility of the Research - Citation tracking

The importance of citation tracking, Citation tracking tools, Create a Google alert, Monitor the impact of social media, E-mail marketing, Create a citation CV.

Introduction and the Project Objectives

No. Topic

1 Objectives

2 Motivation

3 International University Rankings

4 Measuring Researcher’s Impact

High Impact Research

Quality, Quality, Quality

Inherent &Appearance

Don't forget, the quality of your work will always matter. Helping the world to be a better place is essential to gain attention to your research work!

Sources:

1. Yadav, A., McHale, J., & O'Neill, S. (2023). How does co-authoring with a star affect scientists' productivity? Evidence from small open economies. Research Policy, 52(1).

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2022.104660

2. Ale Ebrahim, N., Salehi, H., Embi, M. A., Habibi Tanha, F., Gholizadeh, H., & Motahar, S. M. (2014). Visibility and Citation Impact. International Education Studies, 7(4), 120-125.

https://doi.org/10.5539/ies.v7n4p120

However, it is difficult to distinguish whether high citations are due to quality or visibility (Ale Ebrahim et al., 2014).

Avoid Unethical

Approaches

Source: http://wiki.lib.sun.ac.za/index.php/SUNScholar/Research_Article_Metrics

The definition of Research Visibility and Impact

•Visibility refers to how well other scientists and/or the general public know your research and you as a researcher.

•Research Impact generally refers to the effect research has in areas outside the academiaeconomy, society, culture, Environment, etc.

•The easiest definition of “research impact” is “Making the world better”.

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Motivation

Source: https://www.scimagojr.com/countryrank.php

Source: https://www.scimagojr.com/countryrank.php

Source: https://www.scimagojr.com/countryrank.php

40 (H index Rank) – 21 (Documents Rank) = 19

Source: https://www.scimagojr.com/countryrank.php

40 (H index Rank) – 15 (Documents Rank) = 25

Source: https://www.scimagojr.com/countryrank.php

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Scopus Roadmap: What's New in 2022?

• We are continuously adding content!

• There are currently 87+ million records in Scopus from 27.1K serials, 140K conferences, and 261K books. Scopus is updated daily with approximately 11,000 new articles per day indexed.

• In 2021 we added 4,042,234 items (+4.74%).

• This included:

• 1198 journals (+4.8%)

• 18K stand-alone book titles (+7%)

• 170K book items (+8%)

• 576K conference papers (+5%)

Source: https://blog.scopus.com/posts/scopus-roadmap-whats-new-in-2022

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Why improve your research visibility and impact?

The needle in the haystack

More than 4 million scientific articles are published each year, and that number is rising.

Photo by Lucas Gallone on Unsplash

Source: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/prof-frikkie-herbst-dcom-in-marketing-management-and-mentor-4182546_research-visibility-and-itsimpact-on-university-activity-7022070460351680512-mn81 and https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.21926079.v1

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Requirements:

· MD or MD/PhD

·

Motivation

7-10 year history of continuous NIH funding or high-profile grants

· Current NIH funding at the level of at least one R01 and greater than $350,000 in direct costs

· At least 5 papers with an impact factor above 15

·

H-Index greater than 35

· 7-10 years of experience as a principle investigator

Source: https://www.nature.com/naturecareers/job/associatefull-professor-in-microbiomes-university-of-south-florida-usf-692705

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International University Rankings

Source: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/student/advice/world-university-rankings-explained

International university rankings

Researcher Profiles: Increase your Visibility

Suggested Reading:

Ale Ebrahim, N., Salehi, H., Embi, M. A., Habibi, F., Gholizadeh, H., Motahar, S. M., & Ordi, A. (2013). Effective strategies for increasing citation frequency. International Journal Studies, 6(11), 93-99.

http://eprints.rclis.org/20496/1/30366-105857-1-PB.pdf

Bernard Becker Medical Library. Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Quantifying the Impact of My Publications.

http://beckerguides.wustl.edu/content.php?pid=452951&sid=3711776

Source: https://lib.stpetersburg.usf.edu/c.php?g=715587&p=5397954

• Google Scholar

• Scopus

• Web of Science

• Publish or Perish

• Microsoft Academic Search

• Semantic Scholar

• PlumX

• Altmetric

• …….

Source: https://www.mindmeister.com/39583892/research-tools-by-nader-ale-ebrahim?fullscreen=1

Web Presence – Google Images

Source: https://plu.mx/a/-0W0mV-BwcDBGWszZh9g5QWUxaCt3qJ-0VTve5So9rA

Research Interest Score

Source: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Nader-Ale-Ebrahim/stats

Researcher Branding Make a researcher profile

2

4

5 Keywords

7

SCOPUS Subject Area

Agricultural and Biological Sciences-AGRI / Arts and Humanities-ARTS / Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology-BIOC / Business, Management and Accounting-BUSI / Chemical Engineering-CENG / Chemistry-CHEM / Computer Science-COMP / Decision Sciences-DECI / Earth and Planetary Sciences-EART / Economics, Econometrics and

Finance-ECON / Energy-ENER / Engineering-ENGI / Environmental

Science-ENVI / Immunology and Microbiology-IMMU / Materials

Science-MATE / Mathematics-MATH / Medicine-MEDI / Neuroscience-

NEUR / Nursing-NURS / Pharmacology, Toxicology and PharmaceuticsPHAR / Physics and Astronomy-PHYS / Psychology-PSYC / Social SciencesSOCI / Veterinary-VETE / Dentistry-DENT / Health Professions-HEAL /

Multidisciplinary-MULT

Source: https://www.scopus.com

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Researcher’s Keywords

• Research Tools, • Bibliometrics,

• Research Visibility,

• Research Impact,

• University ranking,

• H-index,

• Enhance research impact,

• Maximized research impact,

• University ranking,

• Improve citations,

Research Visibility and Impact Center-(RVnIC)

©2020-2024 Dr. Nader Ale Ebrahim

1. Make it unique (invent your research brand name)

2. Ensure you can make it Web-Friendly

3. Make it memorable

4. Ensure you can repeat in your publication’s title and abstract

5. Test #

6. Pick a brand name that everybody is curious to know more about

7. Be careful not to choose a brand name that is too broad in scope

8. Can machines (like Cortana & Siri) spell it?

9. Make sure you can protect the research brand name

Researcher Branding Online CV

No. Topic

1 Why should I care about my online presence?

2 Examples of online profile

3 Transparent Ranking

4 Create Google Scholar online profile

5 What is ORCID?

6 Create ORCID profile

7 ScopusAuthor Identifier

8 Create online profile on the Others Platforms

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Create Google Scholar Online Profile

If your name is common the best advice is to disable the automatic updating. The system could add to your profile (a lot of) papers that are signed by other scientists with a similar name

It is important to delete all the entries not being authored by you, as the profile can be excluded until it is cleaned

Source: http://www.webometrics.info/en/node/179

Research Visibility and Impact Center-(RVnIC)

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Create Google Scholar Online Profile

• Identify yourself with your standard signature name (not inverse)

• Add the ORCID identifier, with the following syntax without blank spaces (ORCID:1234-56789-8765-4321)

• Add institutional profiles like GRID and/or ROR (grid 47350.3 / ROR 04q93ds34)

• Provide information about your affiliation, including your institution name and COUNTRY. Preferably not degrees or positions

• Use an institutional email account, not an anonymous one like Hotmail, Yahoo, or Gmail

• Use keywords in English (about 5) for allowing comparisons with international colleagues. Preferably, neither general terms (physics, chemistry, medicine) nor very specific ones

Source: http://www.webometrics.info/en/node/179

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Source: https://orcid.org/orcid-search/search?searchQuery=wang

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Scopus Author Identifier

Source: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=22974706300

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Researcher Branding Networking

The Altmetric Attention Score

The Altmetric Attention Score is a weighted count derived from an automated algorithm to reflect the relative reach of each type of source. Some sources have more weight points than the others. For example, a newspaper story is more likely to bring attention to the research output than a tweet.

ResearchGate

Source: Martín-Martín, A., Orduna-Malea, E., Ayllón, J. M., & López-Cózar, E. D. (2016). The counting house, measuring those who count: Presence of Bibliometrics, Scientometrics, Informetrics, Webometrics and Altmetrics in Google Scholar Citations, ResearcherID, ResearchGate, Mendeley, & Twitter. EC3 Reseach Group: Evaluación de la Ciencia y de la Comunicación Científica Universidad de Granada and Universidad Politécnica de Valencia (Spain), In Progress,. doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.4814.4402

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• Step 1: Create an account (Click to navigate to ResearchGate)

• Step 2: Add publications

• Step 3: Find other Researchers & Publications

• Step 4: ResearchGate Score & Stats

• Step 5: Q&A

Source: http://guides.library.duq.edu/scholarlyprofile/7DICDay2

Create an Academia Profile

• Step 1: Create an account (click to navigate to Academia.edu)

• Step 2: Post a publication or two

• Step 3: Add your affiliation to your profile

• Step 4: Add your research interests

• Step 5: Connect with your colleagues who are already on Academia.edu

• Step 6: Check out your analytics

Source: http://guides.library.duq.edu/scholarlyprofile/7DICDay2

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1. Measure your current status of research visibility and impact on:

• SCOPUS

• Web of Science

• Other websites (such as Google Scholar and etc.)

2. Create a history PowerPoint file that contains your publication history and status based on the information extracted from Google Scholar, Web of Science, SCOPUS, and other websites.

S-1/1

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a) Your name’s variations

b) Your affiliation

c) Your subject area/s

d) Your research interest

e) Your Keywords

f) Your Brand name (Unique keyword/s)

g) Your short biography

h) Your Hyperlinks

S-1/2

ii.

iii. Others

1. Create Academic Social Networking accounts and upload all papers on:

• LinkedIn

• ResearchGate

• Academia

2. Extract your peers’ email address

3. Send invitations to your peers

4. Set up your email signature with preferred links

S-1/4

Nader Ale Ebrahim, PhD

Research Visibility and Impact Consultant

@aleebrahim

aleebrahim@Gmail.com

@aleebrahim

https://publons.com/researcher/1692944

https://scholar.google.com/citation

All of my presentations are available online at: https://figshare.com/authors/Nader_Ale_Ebrahim/100797

Thank you

1. Sorooshian, S., Jamali, S. M., & Ale Ebrahim, N. (2023). Performance of the decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory [Review]. AIMS Mathematics, 8(3), 74907514. https://doi.org/10.3934/math.2023376

2. Vatankhah, S., Darvishmotevali, M., Rahimi, R., Jamali, S. M., & Ale Ebrahim, N. (2023). Assessing the Application of Multi-Criteria Decision Making Techniques in Hospitality and Tourism Research: A Bibliometric Study. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, Accepted on 12-Nov-2022, Article IJCHM05-2022-0643.R2. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJCHM-05-2022-0643

3. Nekoonam, A., Nasab, R. F., Jafari, S., Nikolaidis, T., Ale Ebrahim, N., & Fashandi, S. A. M. (2023). A scientometric methodology based on co-word analysis in gas turbine maintenance. Technical gazette, 30(1), 361-372. https://doi.org/10.17559/TV-20220118165828

4. Tavassoli, A., Soultani, S., Jamali, S. M., & Ale Ebrahim, N. (2022). A Research on Violence against women: Are the trends growing? [ Reviews]. Iranian Rehabilitation Journal (IRJ), 20(3), 1-25. https://doi.org/10.32598/irj.20.3.1664.1

5. Sorooshian, S., Azizan, N. A., & Ale Ebrahim, N. (2022). Weighted Aggregated Sum Product Assessment. Mathematical Modelling of Engineering Problems (MMEP), 9(4), 873-878. https://doi.org/10.18280/mmep.090403

6. He, X., Singh, S., & Ale Ebrahim, N. (2022). Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis of Higher-order thinking Skills in Blended Learning. Perspectives of Science and Education, 5(59), 397-414. https://doi.org/10.32744/pse.2022.5.23

7. Jamali, S.M., Ale Ebrahim, N. & Jamali, F. The role of STEM Education in improving the quality of education: a bibliometric study. Int J Technol Des Educ (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10798-022-09762-1

8. Nordin, N., Siti-Nabiha, A. K., Jamali, S. M., & Nader, A. E. (2022). Bibliometric analysis of social media research in SMEs: A review and way forward. International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, ahead-of-print, https://www.inderscience.com/info/ingeneral/forthcoming.php?jcode=ijesb

9. Saberi, A., Kargaran, S., Shahri, M. H., Ghorbani, Z., Jamali, S. M., & Ale Ebrahim, N. (2022). Patterns of publications in Social Media-Based Co-Creation: A bibliometric analysis. VINE Journal of Information and Knowledge Management Systems, Vol. ahead-of-print doi: https://doi.org/10.1108/VJIKMS-09-2021-0222

10. Ghavibazou, E., Hosseinian, S., kivi, H. G., & Ale Ebrahim, N. (2022). Narrative therapy, Applications, and Outcomes: A Systematic Review. Journal of Preventive Counselling (JPC), 2(4). http://ssrn.com/abstract=4119920

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References

1. Yadav, A., McHale, J., & O'Neill, S. (2023). How does co-authoring with a star affect scientists' productivity? Evidence from small open economies. Research Policy, 52(1). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2022.104660

2. Ale Ebrahim, N., Salehi, H., Embi, M. A., Habibi Tanha, F., Gholizadeh, H., & Motahar, S. M. (2014). Visibility and Citation Impact. International Education Studies, 7(4), 120-125. https://doi.org/10.5539/ies.v7n4p120

3. Ale Ebrahim, N., Salehi, H., Embi, M. A., Habibi, F., Gholizadeh, H., Motahar, S. M., & Ordi, A. (2013). Effective strategies for increasing citation frequency. International Journal Studies, 6(11), 93-99. http://eprints.rclis.org/20496/1/30366-105857-1PB.pdf

4. Bernard Becker Medical Library. Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Quantifying the Impact of My Publications. http://beckerguides.wustl.edu/content.php?pid=452951&sid=3711776

5. Martín-Martín, A., Orduna-Malea, E., Ayllón, J. M., & López-Cózar, E. D. (2016). The counting house, measuring those who count: Presence of Bibliometrics, Scientometrics, Informetrics, Webometrics and Altmetrics in Google Scholar Citations, ResearcherID, ResearchGate, Mendeley, & Twitter. EC3 Reseach Group: Evaluación de la Ciencia y de la Comunicación Científica Universidad de Granada and Universidad Politécnica de Valencia (Spain), In Progress,. doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.4814.4402

Research Visibility and Impact Center-(RVnIC)

©2023-2025 Dr. Nader Ale Ebrahim