Academic Social Networking Trends of Universities in Kerala

N K, Sheeja, K, Susan Mathew and Mohan, Aparna Academic Social Networking Trends of Universities in Kerala., 2020 . In National Web Conference on Technology Integration in Education, Research and Libraries (TERL 2020), August 25,2020. (Unpublished) [Conference paper]

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This study analyses the Academic Social Networking (ASN) characteristics of Universities in Kerala. As a case study, we recorded and analysed the profiles of eighteen universities in Kerala in ResearchGate (RG), a leading ASN. The study found that only fifteen universities have profiles in RG. Among the fifteen universities, Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT) is the top university with regards to membership status, number of publications, reads, and RG scores. The majority of reads obtained by universities in Kerala are from India, followed by the USA. Institution wise reads show Indian institutions are more interested in research outputs in Kerala than foreign institutions. The study also shows the majority of the RG users are from the science subjects

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Item type: Conference paper
Keywords: Academic Social Networking, ResearchGate, Scholarly Publishing, Universities and Kerala
Subjects: B. Information use and sociology of information > BC. Information in society.
D. Libraries as physical collections. > DD. Academic libraries.
G. Industry, profession and education. > GH. Education.
H. Information sources, supports, channels. > HT. Web 2.0, Social networks
Depositing user: Dr Susan Mathew K
Date deposited: 05 Nov 2022 01:31
Last modified: 05 Nov 2022 01:31
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10760/43670

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