How Can I Make My Research More Visible?

7 Tips for Ethical Growth Hackingof Scientific Visibility

Laurence Bianchini, PhDCOO at MyScienceWork@BianchiniPhD

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But first, WHY?

• Improve the discoverability of your workIncrease citations

• Make yourself more visibleIncrease opportunities

• Educate• Improve access to research and knowledge

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7 Tips for Ethical Growth Hacking

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"Webcomic xkcd - Wikipedian protester" by Randall Munroe

1- Share Your JOY !!!

Yeah! Email it Talk about it Get excited

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2- Ask for Feedback & Advice

Improve the quality of your research & papers

Raise awareness Spark interest & curiosity

3- Share Preprints, Presentations

Help people discover & find your work

Claim ownership sooner

Put stuff on the web that people will want to use and refer to

4- Discuss & Be Active

Build & Show expertise Connect with peers

Learn & Test your ideas

5- Disseminate

Choose your favorite tool See who is interested

Increase the # of people who know you

Use your social network beyond pics & cats

Good, old academic practices:- Conference presentations- Posters- Email- Publish in prestigious journals- Institutional repositories

6- Popular Science & PR

University PR Share success stories Write short, popular articles

for the public Share your excitement

about your project

Help you better understand the impact of your research

Develop writing skills Produce non-academic output

7- Share Lists of Links

Help you filter information Organize your sources Help you keep up to date Position yourself as a

reference/guru Build expectation

How Can I Make My Research More Visible?

7 Tips for Ethical Growth Hackingof Scientific Visibility

Laurence Bianchini, PhDCOO at MyScienceWork@BianchiniPhD

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