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Improving Impact by Online Visibility

It is important for researchers to control their own online presence. What will one find when one enter your name into Google? What do you want them to find? See below some advice on improving your online visibility, in order that others will find the information you want them to find and also to improve your citations.

Professional networking sites

Your LinkedIn profile may be the top item on a Google search using your name, therefore it is important to make sure that the information on your profile is accurate and up to date.

Social media

Twitter is very popular among researchers as a place to share recent publications, opinions about research on your topic and many more. A Facebook profile may also be used to share information about your research.

Academic networking sites for researchers

ResearchGate, academia.edu and Mendeley are examples of academic networking sites for researchers. You can discover new research on your topic (sometimes even including full text articles), find collaborators and update your online profile. Your profiles will show when someone searches your name on Google.

Research Group websites

It is helpful to have and maintain a detailed research group or departmental website. It is important to update it regularly with your recent publications and research interests. You may also consider to start a research group blog where you can share any content about your research group or their work.​

Verbeter Jou Sigbaarheid as Navorser

Dit is vir navorsers belangrik om hul teenwoordigheid op die internet te beheer. Wat sal iemand vind as hulle jou naam op Google invoer? Wat wil jy hê moet gevind word? Hieronder volg raad oor hoe om jou sigbaarheid te verbeter sodat ander die inligting oor jou sal vind wat jy graag wil hê gevind moet word en ook om jou aantal sitate te verbeter. 

Institusionele en oop navorsingsbewaarplekke

Argiveer self jou navorsingspublikasies in Universiteit Stellenbosch se institusionele bewaarplek SUNScholar (indien die uitgewer dit toelaat)  en ander onderwerpsbewaarplekke soos arXiv.org of SSRN. Dit sal help om jou navorsing meer opspoorbaar te maak, jou sitasies kan meer raak en Google sal naspoor wanneer 'n ander navorser jou aangehaal het.

Professionele netwerkwebblaaie

Jou LinkedIn profiel is gewoonlik die eerste item in 'n Google lys van resultate wanneer jou naam as soekterm gebruik word. Daarom is dit belangrik om te verseker dat die inligting op jou profiel korrek en op datum is. 

Profiele wat fokus op jou navorsingsuitsette

Die volgende produkte fokus spesifiek op navorsing. Indien jy 'n profiel hier skep en in stand hou, maak jy ander navorsers meer bewus van jou navorsing en kan jy die impak van jou werk op die navorsingsgemeenskap sien: ORCID, Kudos, figshare, ImpactStory.

Sosiale media

Twitter is baie gewild by navorsers om nuwe publikasies, opinies oor spesifieke navorsing  en nog meer te deel. 'n Facebook​ profiel kan ook gebruik word om inligting oor jou navorsing te deel.

Akademiese netwerkwebblaaie vir navorsers