Social media tips for researchers
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Loading... - Roberto Ernesto
- 14 Apr 2023
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Social media has become a key component for researchers to advance their careers in today’s digital world. After all, there are over 4.62 billion social media users around the globe. And the likes of Facebook and YouTube have more than 2.5 billion monthly active users. The reach it offers is incredible.
Social media can be highly beneficial for any researcher if you can use it well. In this article, we’ll look at practical ways a researcher can use social media to boost their career.
Disseminate your work more widely
A 2020 study showed a positive relationship between citation count and Altmetric Attention Score. This score aggregates activities surrounding research outputs in social media. Sharing your paper on social media can help improve your reach and get more citations.
While journals are consumed by academia, social media opens up your paper to a much more extensive and diverse set of readers, from your field or otherwise. It gives you a chance to discuss your study’s broader implications and narratives without having to worry about the content format.
How to get started?
Search for keywords and hashtags related to your work; use tools like Tweetdeck to monitor conversations, participate in relevant ones, and build up an audience even before it is published.
Use AI-powered research assistants like SciSpace to generate quick summaries and questions related to your research that you can share online.
Conduct AMAs on platforms like Reddit and Twitter or Lives on Instagram to drive discussions around your paper, dig deeper into the topic, and get feedback from readers. Read More…
