👏 A big thank you to our authors (@helenedraux.bsky.social, Briony Fane, @dwh.bsky.social, @jwastl.bsky.social, @pslewis.bsky.social, Molly Morgan Jones, Pablo Roblero, @jameswilsdon.bsky.social), reviewers, and editors ( @aidybarnett.bsky.social, Kathryn Zeiler) for their contributions
Juergen Wastl
@jwastl.bsky.social
@Digital Science: All things research evaluation | global challenges & SDG; Own ideas, thoughts and analysis at https://researchmusings.substack.com/
The biggest threat to U.S. leadership in #AI isn't speed - it's security. As Juergen Wastl writes for Nextgov, America’s blind spot in the AI race is #ResearchSecurity. Weak safeguards risk exposing IP, sensitive data & strategic capabilities. 🔗 Read his article: https://ow.ly/o7LZ50X2LGQ
📣 NEW in Research Musings: With #ORCID reaching 10 million active users, @jwastl.bsky.social takes us on a journey from @orcid.org's infancy to maturity. 🆔 And he has a personal story to tell about the "researcher’s passport across time". #AcademicSky 🔗 researchmusings.substack.com/p/orcid-and-...
🏛️ Blog posts of the week: @jwastl.bsky.social evaluates the German research landscape along East/West lines. 🇩🇪 What do the publication & citation trends reveal, and which institutions are having #ResearchImpact? 🔗 See his latest Research Musings post: researchmusings.substack.com/p/germany-re...
Louder, for those in the back! journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
Scholarly publishing’s hidden diversity: How exclusive databases sustain the oligopoly of academic publishers
Global scholarly publishing has been dominated by a small number of publishers for several decades. This paper revisits the data on corporate control of scholarly publishing by analyzing the relative ...
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🚨Interactive map alert! In her new Research Musings post, Hélène Draux tackles a critical issue impacting the integrity of the scholarly record. "One surname, many researchers: Mapping name ambiguity in global co-authorship." 🌐 🔗 See it here: researchmusings.substack.com/p/one-surnam...
fullheartily agree: @danielle4wellbeing.bsky.social's post nails it. Your horse is not giving you a hard time. It is having a hard time. open.substack.com/pub/equilibr...
Your horse is not giving you a hard time. It is having a hard time.
The response to suffering is empathy.
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Here my latest post with thoughts on what has happened, may happen and what should happen for #research and #researchpolicy in the realms of #geopolitics researchmusings.substack.com/p/on-researc...
On research: A present past, and tense future
Research policy bite: 02
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Excellent piece by my colleague @mcintold.bsky.social in her #forensic #scientometrics substack on "Science Manipulations: Myths and Truths"https://open.substack.com/pub/fosci/p/science-manipulations-myths-and-truths?r=4go78w&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
Science Manipulations: Myths and Truths
When people hear about the messier side of science, they often push back (still). Not necessarily because they don’t believe...
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Finally, our research musings meet @altmetric.com - @helenedraux.bsky.social highlights how real breakthroughs rest on decades of work and why we need metrics that reflect that full lineage, not just one article. based on an interesting example: researchmusings.substack.com/p/the-long-r...
The long road to NM102: a case study in scientific persistence
Research data bite: 19.
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Here our piece ( @digital-science.com together with Peter Kolarz from Research On Research Institute (@rorinstitute.bsky.social)) on how Funders themselves need scrutiny if we want fair, unbiased decisions and a healthy research ecosystem.
📣 Guest post from Peter Kolarz (@rorinstitute.bsky.social) with our team on Research Musings: "Who evaluates the evaluators?" It's the first in a new research policy series, with key takeaways to improve research assessment & science. 🔗 Read the post: researchmusings.substack.com/p/who-evalua...
Excellent inaugural post by @helenedraux.bsky.social and @kowb.bsky.social for the new series on #research #metrics highlighting disciplinary trend and focus - and kudos for sharing the code for #reproducibility
Hélène & Kathryn use the example of researchers who've worked on neglected tropical diseases, based on a study we've conducted for the World Health Organization (WHO). @who.int They say researchers' FoRs could, in principle, be derived from their entire record in @dimensions.ai.
I just recently came across the IDGs (Inner Development Goals) - what are these and how do these complement the SDG Agenda to lead to a more sustainable Future - here my latest musing on substack: researchmusings.substack.com/p/inner-deve...
Inner Development Goals: A New Compass for a Sustainable Future?
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I just recently came across the IDGs (Inner Development Goals) - what are these and how do these complement the SDG Agenda to lead to a more sustainable Future - here my latest musing on substack: researchmusings.substack.com/p/inner-deve...
Inner Development Goals: A New Compass for a Sustainable Future?
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One day I will go there - never made it to Hay-on-Wye!
Browsing for books in Hay-on-Wye
📣 Just released: A report on the impact of the UKRI Trustworthy Autonomous Systems (TAS) Hub on the international research community, using @dimensions.ai data. Co-authored by @helenedraux.bsky.social @jwastl.bsky.social & Prof. Gopal Ramchurn. 🔗 It's on @figshare.com here: doi.org/10.6084/m9.f...
Latest research musing by @helenedraux.bsky.social on “Mapping the margins: visibility of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences in Dimensions by @digital-science.com. researchmusings.substack.com/p/mapping-th...
Mapping the margins: visibility of Humanities and Social Sciences in Dimensions
Research data bites: 17.
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THREAD The numbers are in. @bsky.app research sharing volumes vs X Formerly Twitter In March 2024, on most days, Bluesky hosts more posts linked to research published in 2025 than X. By quite a lot. Release the Kraken... #AcademicSky #HigherEd #Altmetrics 1/11
Fraud, Blackmail, and the Weaponization of Integrity. Also a cat named after a fruit. open.substack.com/pub/fosci/p/... @fauxsci.bsky.social
Fraud, Blackmail, and the Weaponization of Integrity
When Guardians of Science Face Retaliation
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Today is International Day of Happiness! This year’s theme is Caring and Sharing, emphasising the power of Compassion and Kindness #happiness #kindness
on international #happiness day, what do happy #Disney songs and #AI classification have in common (through the lens of #academia)? Find out by the latest musing of my @digital-science.com colleague @helenedraux.bsky.social in : researchmusings.substack.com/p/a-whole-ne...
A whole new (research) world: AI-based classification of Disney songs into academic fields
Research AI bite: 02.
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Now that @orcid.org public data file, already on @figshare.com , is also openly on Google BigQuery @digital-science.com , my colleagues @helenedraux.bsky.social and @sjcporter.bsky.social had a first look at things - interesting insights at researchmusings.substack.com/p/blooming-r...
Blooming research profiles: cultivating identity with ORCiD and Dimensions
Research data bites: 16.
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Digital Science is delighted to be back in Regensburg, Germany, where we're sponsoring the #FORTRAMA e.V. Annual Conference. 🗓️ 12-14 March 2025 At FORTRAMA25, we're also ready to discuss our solutions Dimensions, @altmetric.com, @figshare.com & @symplectic.co.uk. Say hi to us in the foyer. 😃
We're excited to share @orcid.org's news that Digital Science is hosting the ORCiD 2024 Public Data File on Dimensions Google Big Query! This makes the Public Data File, containing millions of records, easily available for exploration & analysis. 🔗 Find out more: info.orcid.org/orcid-partne...
This post began on a train when I heard someone point out Google Maps' different labels for the "Gulf of Mexico/America." It got me thinking about frequent name changes, evolving metadata standards, impact on scientometric research, and accessibility researchmusings.substack.com/p/the-gulf-o...
The Gulf of America and the Shifting Landscape of Global Research
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📣 NEW on the Research Musings Substack: What impact does "Gulf of America" have on research? @jwastl.bsky.social writes that when it comes to metadata, we need to bridge the gap (...or gulf?) between different names of geographical areas. 🔗 Read now: researchmusings.substack.com/p/the-gulf-o...
It started as a piece about geographic names changes, but it also reflects about metadata standards, what these mean for research, and how to overcome discrepancies. Data provision and accessability is more acute than ever
📣 NEW on the Research Musings Substack: What impact does "Gulf of America" have on research? @jwastl.bsky.social writes that when it comes to metadata, we need to bridge the gap (...or gulf?) between different names of geographical areas. 🔗 Read now: researchmusings.substack.com/p/the-gulf-o...
If you are thinking about global (dis)order this morning then do think about sending @britishacademy.bsky.social a short abstract with CV of your idea for a discussion paper by 14 April www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/internationa...
Call for Discussion Papers: Global (Dis)Order
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Do you use Symplectic Elements to underpin your Public Profiles? We’re adding more ways to explore research at a glance with these two new features. 🔹 Abstracts now display on public profiles 🔹 AI-powered summaries provide quick takeaways What does this mean for you? A thread! 🧵
a referee says let 's keep this brief in front of a crowd
ALT: a referee says let 's keep this brief in front of a crowd
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