Visibility of Scientific Production and Digital Identity of Researchers through Digital Technologies
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Phase 1—Literature Review
2.2. Phase 2—Research Design
2.3. Phase 3—Development and Application
3. Results
3.1. General Diagnostic Results (Pre-Test)
3.2. Pre-Test and Post-Test Comparative Results at FECYT
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
6. Limitations and Future Lines of Research
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Technologies/Author Profile | Description | Metric Dimension | Impact Metric | Account | URL |
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Iralis | Standardization system for scientific authors’ signatures. | Not applicable | Not applicable | Free | Accessed on 14 October 2022. https://www.iralis.org |
ORCID (Open Researcher and Contribution ID) | It provides a unique and permanent identifier for each researcher. | Not applicable | Not applicable | Free | Accessed on 14 October 2022. https://orcid.org/ |
Google Scholar | The researcher or author knows the citations they receive for their scientific production. | Citation metrics | h 1 index i10 2 index | Free | Accessed on 14 October 2022. https://scholar.google.com |
ResearchGate | Citation metrics Research-interest metric Research-reading metric Metric by recommendation Metric by mentions (Twitter) | h 1 index h index (excluding self-citations) | Free | Accessed on 14 October 2022. https://www.researchgate.net | |
Academia.edu | Social network for researchers. | Free/payment | Accessed on 14 October 2022. https://www.academia.edu/ | ||
Author ID (Scopus) | Author identification and profile integrated into Elsevier’s Scopus database. | Citation metrics Metric by the number of publications in Scopus | h 1 index | Payment | Accessed on 14 October 2022. https://www.scopus.com |
ResearcherID (Wos) | Author identification and profile integrated into Web of Science database. | Citation metrics Metric by the number of publications in WoS Peer-reviewed metrics Publisher Verification Metric Author Impact (Beamplot) | h 1 index | Free | Accessed on 14 October 2022. https://clarivate.com/products/scientific-and-academic-research/research-discovery-and-workflow-solutions/researcher-profiles/ |
Mendeley | Academic social network associated with ScienceDirect or Scopus. | Citation metrics Metric by the number of readings Integrated metrics in Plumx metrics (quotes, captures, mentions, social networks) | h 1 index | Free | Accessed on 14 October 2022. https://mendeley.com |
SciProfiles | Social network for researchers and academics integrated into the open access publisher MDPI (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute). | Altmetrics by followers, sponsorships, comments, and recommendations | Not applicable | Free | Accessed on 14 October 2022. https://sciprofiles.com |
Academic social network to increase the visibility and impact of the author. | Altmetrics based on the following actions: interactions, reactions, likes, shares, and research posts | Not applicable | Free | Accessed on 14 October 2022. https://twitter.com | |
Social network to increase the visibility and impact of the author. | Altmetrics based on the following actions: interactions, reactions, likes, shares, and tweets from the research | Not applicable | Free | Accessed on 14 October 2022. https://www.facebook.com | |
PlumX Metric | Metric by the number of bookmarks Metric by number of times it has been bookmarked (Slideshare, SoundCloud, Youtube) Metric by the number of followers (GitHub) Metric per repository fork (GitHub) Metric by the number of people who have added research to their library (CiteULike, Goodreads, Mendeley, Social Science Research Network (SSRN)) Metric by the number of subscribers (Vimeo, YouTube) Metric by the number of times a citation has been exported in a bibliographic manager or the number of times a citation, abstract and full document have been downloaded (Social Science Research Network (SSRN)) Metric by watchers (Github) | Not applicable | Free | Accessed on 14 October 2022. https://plumanalytics.com/ | |
ImpactStory | It allows the measurement of the research impact by the author profile. | Metric by the number of times a document has been downloaded or shared Metric by dataset, software, slides, and other research products (Figshare, Github, Slideshare, Google Scholar citations, ORCID, Twitter) | Not applicable | Free | Accessed on 14 October 2022. https://profiles.impactstory.org |
Academic Unit | Frequency (f) | % |
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FACAE 1 | 69 | 22.85% |
FCCSS | 57 | 18.87% |
FECYT | 85 | 28.15% |
FICA | 56 | 18.54% |
FICAYA | 21 | 6.95% |
FP | 14 | 4.64% |
Total | 302 | 100% |
Course Stages | Objectives | Content | Resources (R)/Strategy (S) | Estimated Time in Hours |
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Introduction | Identify new information on digital-ecosystems and its importance in academic-scientific visibility. | Participants’ welcome. Course objectives. Analysis of the diagnosis results. Course-development insights. | R: Computer, Internet connection, multimedia material S: Q and A | 1 synchronous |
Development | Use research and publication technologies to make scientific-academic production visible through the researcher profile. | Introduction What is the visibility of academic and scientific production? How to improve the academic-scientific impact. Digital identity (researcher profile). Signature standardization through registration in Iralis. UTN Institutional affiliation. How to create and manage a profile in ORCID, Google Scholar, ResearchGate, Scopus, ResearcherID (Wos), Mendeley, Impactstory and Sciprofiles. How to record academic-scientific production in the institutional teaching portfolio. How to register as a researcher in Senescyt-Ecuador. Signature configuration in the institutional email. | R: Computer, Internet connection, multimedia material available on and accessed on 14 October 2022. https://osf.io/2hwga/ and https://www.symbaloo.com/mix/visibilidadinvestigativa S: Brainstorming, Q and A | 10 synchronous 28 autonomous |
Closing | Understand the benefits of digital technologies for researchers and their scientific production. | Synthesis and recommendations to make scientific production and digital identity visible. Post-test survey. Thanking and closing. | S: Q and A | 1 synchronous |
Pre-Test | Post-Test | |
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Not created | 57.65% | 10.59% |
Doesn’t Know | 17.65% | 0.00% |
Created | 24.70% | 89.41% |
Pre-Test | Post-Test | |
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Not created | 72.94% | 51.16% |
Doesn’t Know | 14.12% | 1.16% |
Created | 12.94% | 47.68% |
Mean | Median | |
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Pre | 2.0461 | 2.0800 |
Post | 2.4256 | 2.4200 |
Total | 2.2370 | 2.3300 |
Mean | Median | |
---|---|---|
Pre- | 1.5151 | 1.3300 |
Post- | 2.0271 | 1.8700 |
Total | 1.7726 | 1.5300 |
Question | Condensed Responses |
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What is your perception of the course? | It helped me improve my digital identity and make my scientific-academic publications more visible. The course was useful personally and professionally, the contents taught were current and fit our current needs. The course generated creativity and innovation in research. A training program is the best strategy to learn and be at the forefront when using digital technologies. The course was very clear and encouraged us to incorporate research into everyday activities |
What would you suggest to improve the course? | Increase synchronous class time and reduce autonomous work hours. Time is a limitation, the course should be longer to address practical aspects. Perform regular evaluations during the course on digital platforms and creation of author profiles. Plan the course with smaller groups in order to make learning more meaningful. |
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Andrea, B.-A.; Miguel, N.-T.; Frank, G.-R.; Ramiro, C.; Andrés, B.-P. Visibility of Scientific Production and Digital Identity of Researchers through Digital Technologies. Educ. Sci. 2022, 12, 926. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci12120926
Andrea B-A, Miguel N-T, Frank G-R, Ramiro C, Andrés B-P. Visibility of Scientific Production and Digital Identity of Researchers through Digital Technologies. Education Sciences. 2022; 12(12):926. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci12120926
Chicago/Turabian StyleAndrea, Basantes-Andrade, Naranjo-Toro Miguel, Guerra-Reyes Frank, Carrascal Ramiro, and Benavides-Piedra Andrés. 2022. "Visibility of Scientific Production and Digital Identity of Researchers through Digital Technologies" Education Sciences 12, no. 12: 926. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci12120926
APA StyleAndrea, B.-A., Miguel, N.-T., Frank, G.-R., Ramiro, C., & Andrés, B.-P. (2022). Visibility of Scientific Production and Digital Identity of Researchers through Digital Technologies. Education Sciences, 12(12), 926. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci12120926