Fostering Social Project Impact with Twitter: Current Usage and Perspectives
Abstract
:1. Introduction
1.1. Impact and Social Media
1.2. Twitter Use for Driving Impact in Science
2. Materials and Methods
- the Cooperation programme—focused on transnational cooperation on policy-defined themes,
- the Ideas programme—focused on investigator-driven research based on the initiative of the research community,
- the People programme—focused on support for individual researchers and
- the Capacities programme—focused on support for research capacities [44].
2.1. Data Extraction
2.2. Data Analysis
2.2.1. Use of Social Media
2.2.2. Exploratory Data Analysis
2.2.3. Topic Mining
2.2.4. Impact of Projects on Twitter
3. Results
3.1. Use of Social Media
3.2. Exploratory Data Analysis
3.3. Topic Mining
3.4. Impact of Projects on Twitter
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
5.1. Practical Implications
5.2. Theoretical Implications for Further Research
5.3. Practical Recommendations for Project Managers
- to maintain an active Twitter account during the whole project lifetime;
- to publish tweets frequently and continuously;
- to choose hashtags related to the project results that are most useful for citizens;
- to pay attention to the tweet content in terms of publishing project results, which could be useful for improving living conditions.
5.4. Paper Limitations and Further Implications
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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N | Minimum | Maximum | Mean | Standard Deviation | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Project duration | 181 | 6 | 63 | 33.17 | 11.37 |
Social Media Account | Number of Projects | % |
---|---|---|
Twitter account | 55 | 30.4% |
Facebook account | 48 | 26.5% |
LinkedIn account | 14 | 7.7% |
YouTube account | 36 | 19.9% |
Social Media Account | YouTube | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 0.474 ** | 0.303 ** | 0.393 ** | |
1 | 0.341 ** | 0.516 ** | ||
1 | 0.322 ** | |||
YouTube | 1 |
Extracted Words | Frequency | % Shown | % Processed | % Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
SCIENCE | 2246 | 4.45% | 1.10% | 0.51% |
GENDER | 1392 | 2.76% | 0.68% | 0.32% |
RRI | 1224 | 2.42% | 0.60% | 0.28% |
CONFERENCE | 981 | 1.94% | 0.48% | 0.22% |
PROJECT | 915 | 1.81% | 0.45% | 0.21% |
WOMEN | 777 | 1.54% | 0.38% | 0.18% |
INNOVATION | 710 | 1.41% | 0.35% | 0.16% |
POLICY | 668 | 1.32% | 0.33% | 0.15% |
GREAT | 664 | 1.32% | 0.32% | 0.15% |
THANKS | 623 | 1.23% | 0.30% | 0.14% |
WORKSHOP | 603 | 1.19% | 0.29% | 0.14% |
OPENACCESS | 599 | 1.19% | 0.29% | 0.14% |
OPENSCIENCE | 567 | 1.12% | 0.28% | 0.13% |
CHECK | 566 | 1.12% | 0.28% | 0.13% |
NEWS | 542 | 1.07% | 0.26% | 0.12% |
SCIENTISTS | 502 | 0.99% | 0.25% | 0.11% |
STEM | 495 | 0.98% | 0.24% | 0.11% |
READ | 485 | 0.96% | 0.24% | 0.11% |
ACCESS | 437 | 0.87% | 0.21% | 0.10% |
JOIN | 417 | 0.83% | 0.20% | 0.10% |
FOLLOW | 406 | 0.80% | 0.20% | 0.09% |
EDUCATION | 403 | 0.80% | 0.20% | 0.09% |
REPORT | 397 | 0.79% | 0.19% | 0.09% |
BLOG | 386 | 0.76% | 0.19% | 0.09% |
VIDEO | 381 | 0.75% | 0.19% | 0.09% |
EVENT | 373 | 0.74% | 0.18% | 0.09% |
FUTURE | 372 | 0.74% | 0.18% | 0.09% |
SOCIETY | 369 | 0.73% | 0.18% | 0.08% |
DAY | 365 | 0.72% | 0.18% | 0.08% |
UK | 356 | 0.71% | 0.17% | 0.08% |
351 | 0.70% | 0.17% | 0.08% | |
FISH | 350 | 0.69% | 0.17% | 0.08% |
TEACHERS | 348 | 0.69% | 0.17% | 0.08% |
EQUALITY | 337 | 0.67% | 0.16% | 0.08% |
SOCIAL | 337 | 0.67% | 0.16% | 0.08% |
FISHING | 326 | 0.65% | 0.16% | 0.07% |
PEOPLE | 326 | 0.65% | 0.16% | 0.07% |
UNIVERSITY | 313 | 0.62% | 0.15% | 0.07% |
INTERNATIONAL | 304 | 0.60% | 0.15% | 0.07% |
WEEK | 303 | 0.60% | 0.15% | 0.07% |
PUBLIC | 302 | 0.60% | 0.15% | 0.07% |
WORLD | 301 | 0.60% | 0.15% | 0.07% |
MEETING | 294 | 0.58% | 0.14% | 0.07% |
TIME | 291 | 0.58% | 0.14% | 0.07% |
TRAINING | 289 | 0.57% | 0.14% | 0.07% |
SCIENCEMEDIA | 288 | 0.57% | 0.14% | 0.07% |
SCIENTIFIC | 287 | 0.57% | 0.14% | 0.07% |
HEALTH | 285 | 0.56% | 0.14% | 0.07% |
CHANGE | 284 | 0.56% | 0.14% | 0.06% |
RESEARCHERS | 284 | 0.56% | 0.14% | 0.06% |
No | Name | Keywords | Eigen-Value | % Var | Freq | Cases | % Of Cases |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Group 1 | |||||||
1 | WEB | WEB; FACEBOOK; FOLLOW; THANKS | 2.41 | 1.25 | 1607 | 1007 | 4.14% |
2 | KNOWLEDGE SHARING | SHARING; KNOWLEDGE; INFORMATION | 1.15 | 0.59 | 537 | 507 | 2.09% |
3 | INTERNATIONAL DAY | DAY; INTERNATIONAL; MEETING | 1.12 | 0.58 | 938 | 882 | 3.63% |
4 | REGISTRATION | REGISTRATION; HELP; LINK | 1.12 | 0.57 | 465 | 443 | 1.82% |
5 | FINAL CONFERENCE | CONFERENCE; FINAL | 1.41 | 0.65 | 1147 | 1047 | 4.31% |
Group 2 | |||||||
6 | CLIMATE CHANGE | CLIMATE; CHANGE | 3.03 | 0.74 | 520 | 390 | 1.60% |
7 | ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE | JUSTICE; ENVIRONMENTAL | 1.56 | 0.77 | 355 | 255 | 1.05% |
8 | ACTION PLAN | ACTION; PLAN | 1.2 | 0.58 | 253 | 236 | 0.97% |
Group 3 | |||||||
9 | NEWS ROUND | NEWS; ROUND; STORIES | 1.4 | 0.76 | 726 | 586 | 2.41% |
10 | TOP STORIES | TOP; DAILY; STORIES | 1.78 | 0.82 | 589 | 458 | 1.88% |
Group 4 | |||||||
11 | LECTURE; WATCH #NOBELLAUREATE | LECTURE; NOBELLAUREATE; WATCH; NOBEL | 1.62 | 0.78 | 786 | 613 | 2.52% |
12 | TALK BY PROF | TALK; PROF | 1.2 | 0.6 | 424 | 386 | 1.59% |
13 | VIDEO | VIDEO; YOUTUBE | 1.28 | 0.63 | 493 | 453 | 1.86% |
Group 5 | |||||||
14 | WATER MANAGEMENT | MANAGEMENT; WATER | 1.3 | 0.63 | 406 | 406 | 1.67% |
15 | FISHING INDUSTRY; SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES | FISHING; FISHERIES; FISH; SUSTAINABLE; INDUSTRY | 1.52 | 0.74 | 1328 | 1124 | 4.62% |
16 | FISHERS AND SCIENTISTS | SCIENTISTS; FISHERS; FISHERMEN | 1.14 | 0.6 | 763 | 693 | 2.85% |
Group 6 | |||||||
17 | BLOG POST | BLOG; POST; READ; EXCHANGE | 1.44 | 0.72 | 1273 | 1036 | 4.26% |
18 | REPORT PUBLISHED | REPORT; PUBLISHED | 1.13 | 0.59 | 506 | 490 | 2.02% |
19 | OPEN ACCESS | OPENACCESS; POLICIES; ACCESS | 1.43 | 0.69 | 1212 | 1029 | 4.23% |
20 | FOSTEROPENSCIENCE; OPENSCIENCE | FOSTER OPEN SCIENCE; OPEN SCIENCE; OPEN DATA; TRAINING; HORIZON | 1.25 | 0.67 | 1264 | 1092 | 4.49% |
21 | AVAILABLE; WEBSITE | AVAILABLE; WEBSITE; ONLINE; PROGRAMME | 1.24 | 0.61 | 885 | 797 | 3.28% |
22 | NEWSLETTER | NEWSLETTER; ISSUE; POLICY | 1.17 | 0.59 | 984 | 950 | 3.91% |
Group 7 | |||||||
23 | RRI TOOLKIT | RRI; TOOLKIT; RRITOOLS | 1.67 | 0.75 | 1511 | 1239 | 5.10% |
24 | STEM EVENTS | EVENTS; DISCOVER; STEM; EVENT | 1.61 | 0.72 | 1128 | 977 | 4.02% |
25 | AWARD! DEADLINE | DEADLINE; AWARD; PRACTICE; EDITION; APPLY | 1.56 | 0.76 | 627 | 530 | 2.18% |
26 | MEDIA | MEDIA; SCIENCEMEDIA; SOCIAL | 1.5 | 0.75 | 803 | 645 | 2.65% |
27 | GENDER EQUALITY | GENDER; EQUALITY | 1.47 | 0.75 | 1626 | 1334 | 5.49% |
28 | COUNTRY | COUNTRY; PRIZE; CONTESTANT | 1.46 | 0.72 | 368 | 306 | 1.26% |
29 | STEM TEACHERS | TEACHERS; SCHOOL; STUDENTS; STEM | 1.34 | 0.66 | 835 | 764 | 3.14% |
30 | SOCIETY RELATED ISSUES; TIME TO APPLY | ISSUES; SOCIETY; APPLY; TIME | 1.29 | 0.63 | 816 | 768 | 3.16% |
31 | DISCUSSION | DISCUSSION; PANEL; JOIN | 1.27 | 0.63 | 734 | 670 | 2.76% |
32 | PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT | ENGAGEMENT; PUBLIC; ENGAGE | 1.26 | 0.64 | 587 | 528 | 2.17% |
33 | RESPONSIBLE INNOVATION | INNOVATION; RESPONSIBLE | 1.23 | 0.69 | 890 | 751 | 3.09% |
34 | CHILDREN | CHILDREN; UNIVERSITIES; UNIVERSITY | 1.23 | 0.61 | 579 | 528 | 2.17% |
35 | CAREER RESEARCHERS | CAREER; RESEARCHERS; FEMALE | 1.17 | 0.59 | 503 | 467 | 1.92% |
36 | WEBINAR | WEBINAR; REGISTER; MISS | 1.17 | 0.62 | 459 | 418 | 1.72% |
37 | EVENT IN BRUSSELS | BRUSSELS; TAKING; COMPETITION; EVENT | 1.16 | 0.63 | 478 | 449 | 1.85% |
38 | SPACE; COMPETITION | SPACE; COMPETITION; RESOURCES; TEACHING | 1.16 | 0.62 | 486 | 459 | 1.89% |
39 | PLANS; ETHICS | PLANS; ETHICS; ROLE | 1.13 | 0.59 | 454 | 427 | 1.76% |
40 | SCIENCE | SCIENCE; TECHNOLOGY | 1.13 | 0.62 | 2305 | 2229 | 9.17% |
No | Name | Example Tweet |
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Group 1 | ||
1 | WEB | @tkasputis Thanks for “the follow”! You can also find us on the web http://t.co/5wr10vE3 and Facebook http://t.co/9yvujCkJ |
2 | KNOWLEDGE SHARING | What is knowledge? Science, hard data? Or knowledge held by fishermen?” - does the answer to this shape how we collect information? #CFP |
3 | INTERNATIONAL DAY | Going global: International perspectives on #RRI #Bulgaria #RRI_practice meeting https://t.co/E9o1lBYp9r |
4 | REGISTRATION | @ISPRA_Press Help us spread the word about the #GAP2 Intl Symposium! Registration now open! Link here: http://t.co/Oa7jEzouY6. |
5 | FINAL CONFERENCE | #RRI #SDGs #climatechange See talk by Barron Joseph Orr at the @RRITools Final Conference https://t.co/wbNGzfw3VQ https://t.co/trXMtihzZv |
Group 2 | ||
6 | CLIMATE CHANGE | Now: Our Common Future under Climate Change Paris 2015 #CFCC15 #climate conference in preparation of #COP21 Videos: https://t.co/A4FYx05PMS |
7 | ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE | @seharyeli you’re follower 700 at EJOLT. Can you tell us which #environmental #justice struggle you’re familiar with? Others: let us know! |
8 | ACTION PLAN | @uduakarchibong1 University of Chemistry and tech Prague team sharing their action plan @genovatecafe @GenovateUnina https://t.co/n5U0SM3vQ2 |
Group 3 | ||
9 | NEWS ROUND | @BeyondAid @BHRRC bad news for Ecuador AND environmental justice. Maybe they make a better chance in Latin-American courts? |
10 | TOP STORIES | Should #science #journalists read the #papers on which their stories are based? http://t.co/KW0bbZ2p |
Group 4 | ||
11 | LECTURE; WATCH #NOBELLAUREATE | He’ll give another #LindauLecture at #LiNoEcon. Watch #Nobel Laureate P.A. Diamond’s lecture on #unemployment: https://t.co/wmqpqVv0He |
12 | TALK BY PROF | Involving Industry & markets” Prof Martina Schraudner, @TUBerlin_PR/ @fraunhoferfokus talk at #gendersummit http://t.co/KHXTH2a #science |
13 | VIDEO | Spotlight on a project at #EUCYS 2010... Check this video out—EUCYS_2010_NORWAY.mov http://t.co/jCvcTMq via @youtube |
Group 5 | ||
14 | WATER MANAGEMENT | During a workshop in Tunis, 31 participants discussed how water management options could be implemented in an... https://t.co/hVeZW3h9Pi |
15 | FISHING INDUSTRY; SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES | If you’re interested in #fish #fishing#fisheries management, #collaborations between science &fishers or #livelihoods- follow #FDI2014 |
16 | FISHERS AND SCIENTISTS | @Welsh_Fishermen -working with scientists & gov to ensure the long-term sustainability of their fisheries (via FishNews) http://t.co/RCXd0KmSew |
Group 6 | ||
17 | BLOG POST | You can now read all of the blog posts from the Italian-Dutch #GAP2exchange in one place. Check it out: http://t.co/0KPBfEffkE @ISPRA_Press |
18 | REPORT PUBLISHED | The Royal Society report published on 21 June 2012 the report “#Science as an #open enterprise” http://t.co/ENdUaHfd http://t.co/17XKpxy2 |
19 | OPEN ACCESS | Have you visited ROARMAP yet? THE international registry with over 600 open access mandates and policies! http://t.co/zPu9rIAXLe |
20 | FOSTEROPEN SCIENCE; OPENSCIENCE | Blogpost by @ivnieuwe on the #fosteropenscience workshop organised by VLIR in Brussels http://t.co/IxPRCDgcuY #opendata #openscience |
21 | AVAILABLE; WEBSITE | Register as a user at the #Scientix website and meet more than 6200 other #STEMteachers online! Sign up here -… https://t.co/Rsmd3ZDKYN |
22 | NEWSLETTER | The new issue of the Ark of Inquiry Newsletter is out now. Download and share via the following link: https://t.co/z1sOBwWH7r |
Group 7 | ||
23 | RRI TOOLKIT | New in the #RRI Toolkit What is science’s crisis really about?—article by @AndreaSaltelli & @SFuntowicz… https://t.co/xob2rfG7oh |
24 | STEM EVENTS | Have a look at this #ScientixEvent for #STEMDiscoveryWeek! Discover more events or submit your STEM event here: https://t.co/hyeNfFYYs0 |
25 | AWARD! DEADLINE | #Teachers! Last chance to register for @DesignSquad! Deadline to apply is tomorrow! Find more info here > https://t.co/wY1dWzbXpB |
26 | MEDIA | Understanding the very idea of ethics in sci research is a matter of social responsibility &media can & should play a role in this #sciencemedia |
27 | GENDER EQUALITY | Initiatives to promote gender equality in STEM @uduakarchibong1 https://t.co/XvdGQmLAUR |
28 | CONTESTANT | #EUCYS flashback: #Swiss contestant Fabian Gafner, 2009 1st-prize winner, on his project @universciencetv – http://t.co/KMTrSrTl |
29 | STEM TEACHERS | #STEMAhead is a new competition for #STEM teachers! Go #Back2School this autumn and you may win a prize! More here: https://t.co/55ySS4fh3P |
30 | SOCIETY RELATED ISSUES; TIME TO APPLY | Did you apply for our #SummerSchool on #science in #society related issues in #pandemics? There’s still time to do it http://t.co/3nez6Gn9Hr |
31 | DISCUSSION | Join GenPORT e-Discussion: Incorporating #Gender in Climate Action #H2020 @UNFCCC @COP21en https://t.co/0Abn0Yv02w https://t.co/ZL2KkjnU6W |
32 | PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT | Leo Hennen: “Radical shift -From enlightening and educating the public to bring them into the system” #rri #engage2020 |
33 | RESPONSIBLE INNOVATION | Find out what Responsible Research and Innovation is! https://t.co/47LuMXpvO5 #ValentinaAmorese @RRITools #RRI |
34 | CHILDREN UNIVERSITY | Workshop for organizers of Children’s Universities at the University of Magdeburg/Germany. Rector Strackeljan... http://t.co/1w4sc05AZA |
35 | CAREER RESEARCHERS | New Resource on #GenPORT: #Career Trajectories of Male and Female Career Development #Award Recipients #gender https://t.co/2BTyGlnXfj |
36 | WEBINAR | Join the #webinar on Global Ocean Science Education on 19 December - register here: https://t.co/KnrA8R2Piq #OceanLiteracy @emseassociation |
37 | EVENT IN BRUSSELS | Win a trip to Brussels by taking part in our #AllSTEM competition with your #STEM event or video! Participate now ! https://t.co/Fn1kWH4hYh |
38 | SPACE; COMPETITION | #space_awe announced the competition to celebrate and acknowledge space science teaching! Follow instructions here: https://t.co/A4BZRvoH9I |
39 | PLANS; ETHICS | #Ethics has the main role in the spread of #epidemics. But few EU #flu #pandemic plans care https://t.co/VZ3ECqigZB |
40 | SCIENCE | First International perspective by Zhao Yandog of the Chinese Academy of Science and Technology for Development. #rriperspectives |
N | Minimum | Maximum | Mean | Standard Deviation | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tweets | 55 | 6 | 16,341 | 1181.33 | 2575.93 | 64,973 |
Retweets | 54 | 0 | 2418 | 303.20 | 474.22 | 16,373 |
Followers | 55 | 8 | 9290 | 790.67 | 1657.88 | 43,487 |
Following | 55 | 0 | 7268 | 555.69 | 1054.41 | 30,563 |
Retweets of tweets | 55 | 0 | 8933 | 646.75 | 1410.16 | 35,571 |
Retweets of retweets | 55 | 0 | 292,392 | 15,628.96 | 48,984.71 | 859,593 |
N | Minimum | Maximum | Mean | Standard Deviation | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tweets/month | 55 | 0.11 | 1362 | 49.54 | 184.59 |
Retweets/month | 54 | 0 | 158 | 10.48 | 23.48 |
Followers/month | 55 | 0.15 | 493 | 28.37 | 74.45 |
Following/month | 55 | 0 | 186 | 16.40 | 29.96 |
Retweets of tweets/month | 55 | 0 | 229 | 19.89 | 42.99 |
Retweets of retweets/month | 55 | 0 | 24,366 | 905.02 | 3949.03 |
Extreme Values | Rank | Tweets/Month | Retweets/Month |
---|---|---|---|
Highest | 1 | 1361.75 | 158.17 |
2 | 215.21 | 67.17 | |
3 | 179.89 | 39.46 | |
4 | 90.1 | 25.8 | |
5 | 80.58 | 22.92 | |
Lowest | 1 | 0.13 | 0 |
2 | 0.31 | 0 | |
3 | 0.58 | 0 | |
4 | 0.67 | 0 | |
5 | 0.69 | 0 |
No | Name | Keywords | Number of Tweets with At Least One Word | Number of Retweets | Number of Projects | Average Number of Followers per Project | Average Numbet of Retweets |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | CLIMATE CHANGE | CLIMATE; CHANGE | 390 | 524 | 31 | 2011.30 | 1.34 |
2 | WEB | WEB; FACEBOOK; FOLLOW; THANKS | 1007 | 386 | 47 | 901.6 | 0.38 |
3 | TOP STORIES | TOP; DAILY; STORIES | 458 | 330 | 32 | 1227.50 | 0.72 |
4 | RRI TOOLKIT | RRI; TOOLKIT; RRITOOLS | 1239 | 3535 | 31 | 1034.70 | 2.85 |
5 | LECTURE; WATCH #NOBELLAUREATE | LECTURE; NOBELLAUREATE; WATCH; NOBEL | 613 | 889 | 34 | 1136.20 | 1.45 |
6 | STEM EVENTS | EVENTS; DISCOVER; STEM; EVENT | 977 | 3535 | 46 | 920.3 | 3.62 |
7 | ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE | JUSTICE; ENVIRONMENTAL | 255 | 677 | 22 | 1577.50 | 2.65 |
8 | AWARD! DEADLINE | DEADLINE; AWARD; PRACTICE; EDITION; APPLY | 530 | 1161 | 41 | 1010.90 | 2.19 |
9 | FISHING INDUSTRY; SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES | FISHING; FISHERIES; FISH; SUSTAINABLE; INDUSTRY | 1124 | 1361 | 36 | 1104.30 | 1.21 |
10 | MEDIA | MEDIA; SCIENCEMEDIA; SOCIAL | 645 | 445 | 38 | 1051.70 | 0.69 |
11 | GENDER EQUALITY | GENDER; EQUALITY | 1334 | 2227 | 25 | 1096.50 | 1.67 |
12 | CONTESTANT | COUNTRY; PRIZE; CONTESTANT | 306 | 470 | 29 | 1235.90 | 1.54 |
13 | BLOG POST | BLOG; POST; READ; EXCHANGE | 1036 | 1979 | 44 | 962.6 | 1.91 |
14 | OPENA CCESS | OPEN ACCESS; POLICIES; ACCESS | 1029 | 2380 | 36 | 1107.50 | 2.31 |
15 | FINAL CONFERENCE | CONFERENCE; FINAL | 1047 | 1493 | 49 | 877.2 | 1.43 |
16 | NEWS | NEWS; ROUND; STORIES | 586 | 952 | 40 | 1027.40 | 1.62 |
17 | STEM TEACHERS | TEACHERS; SCHOOL; STUDENTS; STEM | 764 | 3362 | 38 | 1026.40 | 4.40 |
18 | WATER MANAGEMENT | MANAGEMENT; WATER | 406 | 29 | 29 | 1295.20 | 0.07 |
19 | SOCIETY RELATED ISSUES; TIME TO APPLY | ISSUES; SOCIETY; APPLY; TIME | 768 | 1242 | 43 | 975.8 | 1.62 |
20 | VIDEO | VIDEO; YOUTUBE | 453 | 769 | 41 | 992.4 | 1.70 |
21 | DISCUSSION | DISCUSSION; PANEL; JOIN | 670 | 1651 | 42 | 996.4 | 2.46 |
22 | PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT | ENGAGEMENT; PUBLIC; ENGAGE | 528 | 805 | 42 | 994.6 | 1.52 |
23 | FOSTEROPENSCIENCE; OPENSCIENCE | FOSTER OPEN SCIENCE; OPEN SCIENCE; OPEN DATA; TRAINING; | 1092 | 820 | 39 | 1044.1 | 0.75 |
24 | AVAILABLE; WEBSITE | AVAILABLE; WEBSITE; ONLINE; PROGRAMME | 797 | 1477 | 52 | 829.7 | 1.85 |
25 | RESPONSIBLE INNOVATION | INNOVATION; RESPONSIBLE | 751 | 1355 | 41 | 876.3 | 1.80 |
26 | CHILDREN UNIVERSITY | CHILDREN; UNIVERSITIES; UNIVERSITY | 528 | 480 | 39 | 1051.8 | 0.91 |
27 | TALK BY PROF | TALK; PROF | 386 | 548 | 36 | 1125.1 | 1.42 |
28 | ACTION PLAN | ACTION; PLAN | 236 | 356 | 36 | 1123.1 | 1.51 |
30 | CAREER RESEARCHERS | CAREER; RESEARCHERS; FEMALE | 467 | 885 | 36 | 1126.7 | 1.90 |
31 | NEWSLETTER | NEWSLETTER; ISSUE; POLICY | 950 | 1677 | 48 | 890.1 | 1.77 |
32 | WEBINAR | WEBINAR; REGISTER; MISS | 418 | 1434 | 41 | 1017.1 | 3.43 |
33 | EVENT IN BRUSSELS | BRUSSELS; TAKING; COMPETITION; EVENT | 449 | 2025 | 49 | 869.2 | 4.51 |
34 | SPACE; COMPETITION | SPACE; COMPETITION; RESOURCES; TEACHING | 459 | 2290 | 41 | 997.9 | 4.99 |
35 | KNOWLEDGE SHARING | SHARING; KNOWLEDGE; INFORMATION | 507 | 569 | 41 | 1011.1 | 1.12 |
36 | FISHERS AND SCIENTISTS | SCIENTISTS; FISHERS; FISHERMEN | 693 | 1001 | 30 | 1271.1 | 1.44 |
37 | PLANS; ETHICS | PLANS; ETHICS; ROLE | 427 | 777 | 38 | 1072.8 | 1.82 |
38 | REPORT PUBLISHED | REPORT; PUBLISHED | 490 | 880 | 40 | 1028.3 | 1.80 |
39 | SCIENCE | SCIENCE; TECHNOLOGY | 2229 | 3366 | 49 | 877.8 | 1.51 |
40 | INTERNATIONAL DAY | DAY; INTERNATIONAL; MEETING | 882 | 1328 | 48 | 889.5 | 1.51 |
41 | REGISTRATION | REGISTRATION; HELP; LINK | 443 | 770 | 40 | 1030.8 | 1.74 |
Tweet | The Goal of the Tweet | Acronym | Number of Retweets | Number of Tweets | Number of Followers | Number Following |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
We are proud to announce that #Scientix is selected for the top 100 global innovations in education at #BETT2017! https://t.co/yWNlO76wvZ | Project achievement | SCIENTIX 2 | 83 | 8393 | 9290 | 7268 |
Canadian lawyers side with Ecuadorian villagers in attempts to enforce a judgement on Chevron http://t.co/W6XeJPPEME http://t.co/7XWIgmXAsa | Environmental justice | EJOLT | 70 | 2013 | 6015 | 1657 |
From Jan 2017, research data is open by default, with possibilities to opt out https://t.co/upxVBWsfd1 https://t.co/RY8RVqRzAO | Interesting possibility | FOSTER | 62 | 1713 | 2603 | 2231 |
No more #mountaintopremoval coal mining in Laciana (Spain) http://t.co/hyiunRIglx @MiningWatch @mining @londonmining http://t.co/gKH51n91GS | Environmental justice | EJOLT | 52 | 2013 | 6015 | 1657 |
BREAKING: Legal case against CEO of #Chevron submitted to #ICC for crimes against humanity http://t.co/fHO9PXaGyC http://t.co/ScOCJFEEPO | Environmental justice | EJOLT | 49 | 2013 | 6015 | 1657 |
Big themes of the #greenlight4oa conference so far as captured by @Denkschets https://t.co/PcFu6HsAuG | Event | PASTEUR4OA | 49 | 1092 | 1140 | 826 |
‘Told you’! The cartoon on #openaccess just shown by @bernardrentier is made by @hochstenbach https://t.co/7jITZ6cvr9 | Information | PASTEUR4OA | 49 | 1092 | 1140 | 826 |
#Teachers! Join this #STEM competition and you might win a trip to #Brussels! Please RT! More info here: https://t.co/KqzwOv5Cmx | Interesting possibility | SCIENTIX 2 | 48 | 8393 | 9290 | 7268 |
We are looking for teachers to join our 3rd #Scientix Ambassadors Training Course! Want to become our Ambassador? https://t.co/xvbwhAn2vo | Interesting possibility | SCIENTIX 2 | 44 | 8393 | 9290 | 7268 |
NEW: The Global Atlas of Environmental Conflicts http://t.co/q3XmkFDw1H #environmentaljustice Find, click... action! http://t.co/J819UV7cXg | Environmental issue | EJOLT | 42 | 2013 | 6015 | 1657 |
Is #OpenScience an essential rsrch skill Grad Schools should train in prep for #REF2020 ? #OpenSci4Doc @HEIRRI_ | Information | FOSTER | 41 | 1713 | 2603 | 2231 |
We have published the 8 science books for our #STEMDiscoveryWeek competition! Start reading now #WorldBookDay… https://t.co/Ve8OtQONEX | Project achievement | SCIENTIX 2 | 41 | 8393 | 9290 | 7268 |
,Celebrating #WomenInScience on #InternationalWomensDay https://t.co/XCnQICZQkF | Information | LIN10 | 40 | 16,341 | 5913 | 1209 |
New in the #RRI Toolkit Providing researchers with skills & competencies to practise #openscience by… https://t.co/XPAy7cewMG | Interesting possibility | RRI TOOLS | 40 | 6476 | 2935 | 1994 |
This article shows how important it is to increase students’ self-confidence and motivation in #STEM subjects https://t.co/PwuiXzi0Eg | Information | SCIENTIX 2 | 40 | 8393 | 9290 | 7268 |
Tweet_Month | RTweet_Month | Followers_Month | Following_Month | |
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Tweet_Month | 1 | 0.922 ** | 0.792 ** | 0.822 ** |
RTweet_Month | 1 | 0.765 ** | 0.795 ** | |
Followers_Month | 1 | 0.739 ** | ||
Following_Month | 1 |
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Pejić Bach, M.; Pulido, C.M.; Suša Vugec, D.; Ionescu, V.; Redondo-Sama, G.; Ruiz-Eugenio, L. Fostering Social Project Impact with Twitter: Current Usage and Perspectives. Sustainability 2020, 12, 6290. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12156290
Pejić Bach M, Pulido CM, Suša Vugec D, Ionescu V, Redondo-Sama G, Ruiz-Eugenio L. Fostering Social Project Impact with Twitter: Current Usage and Perspectives. Sustainability. 2020; 12(15):6290. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12156290
Chicago/Turabian StylePejić Bach, Mirjana, Cristina M. Pulido, Dalia Suša Vugec, Vladia Ionescu, Gisela Redondo-Sama, and Laura Ruiz-Eugenio. 2020. "Fostering Social Project Impact with Twitter: Current Usage and Perspectives" Sustainability 12, no. 15: 6290. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12156290