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  • Strategies for using ResearchGate to improve institutional research outcomes

    Author(s)
    Ali, Muhammad Yousuf
    Wolski, Malcolm
    Richardson, Joanna
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Wolski, Malcolm P.
    Richardson, Joanna P.
    Year published
    2017
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    Abstract
    Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate how to help improve a higher education institution’s research profile by using existing resources and existing research outputs. Design/methodology/approach – This study was based on quantitative data extracted manually from QS University Rankings-Asia 2016, the 2015 Ranking of Pakistani higher education institutions (HEI) and ResearchGate (RG). Resultant data were loaded into Excel and analyzed in SPSS version 21. Findings – The results of this study indicate that, while there is no direct correlation between an institution’s national/international ranking and its ...
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    Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate how to help improve a higher education institution’s research profile by using existing resources and existing research outputs. Design/methodology/approach – This study was based on quantitative data extracted manually from QS University Rankings-Asia 2016, the 2015 Ranking of Pakistani higher education institutions (HEI) and ResearchGate (RG). Resultant data were loaded into Excel and analyzed in SPSS version 21. Findings – The results of this study indicate that, while there is no direct correlation between an institution’s national/international ranking and its respective RG score, there is a tendency for lower-ranked institutions to have a lower RG score. Research limitations/implications – This study was limited to data extracted from RG; however, it would be useful to apply the same methodology to other relevant academic scholarly network sites (ASNS). Practical implications – This paper has suggested strategies which may be of relevance to those institutions in other countries which are aspiring to lift their national ranking through improved research profiles. Libraries are important contributors to the support of institutional research goals. Originality/value – There have been no previous published research studies on either the potential for ASNS to contribute to enhancing research outcomes for Pakistani HEI or the role that libraries could play in supporting these outcomes.
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    Journal Title
    Library Review
    Volume
    66
    Issue
    8/9
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1108/LR-07-2017-0060
    Subject
    Library and Information Studies not elsewhere classified
    Library and Information Studies
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/370459
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