@digital-science.com.bsky.social
We're an AI-focused technology company providing innovative solutions to complex challenges faced by researchers, universities, funders, industry & publishers. When we solve problems together, we drive progress for all. 🔗 www.digital-science.com
📣 We're speaking & exhibiting at #TechInGov - will you be there?
🗓️ 12-13 August 2025
📍 Canberra, Australia
Digital Science's Anthony Dona will be presenting on @dimensions.ai Analytics (13 Aug).
🔗 See more details about this event: www.digital-science.com/events/tech-...
🌟 Guest post on @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social: "How Science is Gamed."
Our VP of #ResearchIntegrity, @mcintold.bsky.social, and Will White discuss scientific manipulation and the need for a framework to classify & detect it.
🔗 Read their post now: scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/08/04/g...
If you missed James's video guide on identifying key opinion leaders using Dimensions, you can find it on YouTube here: youtu.be/FBoVEUIBE94
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🔍 Identifying key opinion leaders #KOLs using Dimensions: A guide for editors & publishers. @dimensions.ai
In this follow up to James Butcher's new video, see more about why this matters in #ScholarlyPublishing - and how to do it.
🔗 Read the post: www.dimensions.ai/blog/identif...
NEW: "Generative AI: Catalyzing Change in How Pharmaceutical Companies and Agencies Collaborate."
Great article published on the @ismpp.bsky.social MAP Newsletter website, co-authored by our SVP Technology, Bob Schijvenaars. @schijvenaars.name
🔗 Read here: www.ismpp-newsletter.com/2025/07/29/a...
Are you ready for part 2? "Error vs. Deception: Unpacking the 'Why' of Retractions."
Our VP of #ResearchIntegrity, Dr Leslie McIntosh @mcintold.bsky.social, shares some sample retractions and discusses the Retraction Reasons Taxonomy in practice.
🔗 Read her post: fosci.substack.com/p/error-vs-d...
🌟 Guest video: Journalologist James Butcher knows from experience that journal editors & publishers need to identify leading researchers.
In his new video tutorial, James shows how @dimensions.ai can be used to find key opinion leaders. #KOLs
🔗 See for yourself - watch now: youtu.be/FBoVEUIBE94
Tom Lehrer in black and white photo in front of an audience. #AcademicSky #Musicsky #ScienceCommunication #ResearchIntegrity
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On the Passing of Tom Lehrer
This week mathematician, teacher and celebrated musician Tom Lehrer passed away at the ripe old age of 97. We look back at his impact as both an entertainer and a man of the sciences.
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"AI and Our Food" is the next event in @science.org.au's "AI in science" public speaker series.
🗓️ Tuesday 12 August 2025
📍 Shine Dome, Canberra, Australia
🔗 See more details & get tickets here: www.science.org.au/news-and-eve...
Digital Science proudly supports this event.
Alison Mitchell, Chief Strategy & Business Officer, Digital Science.
📣 Wonderful news! Alison Mitchell (Chief Strategy & Business Officer, Digital Science) has been appointed to another three-year term on the Research4Life Executive Council. @r4lpartnership.bsky.social
🌐 Find out more about Research4Life's important work globally: www.research4life.org
📣 NEW blog post: "Error vs. Deception: Unpacking the 'Why' of Retractions" - part 1.
In this post, our VP of #ResearchIntegrity, Dr Leslie McIntosh @mcintold.bsky.social, offers an update on the Taxonomy of Retractions, a freely available tool.
🔗 Find out more: fosci.substack.com/p/error-vs-d...
Bloomsbury joins the party ❤️
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🌟 Great news: @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social is now partnering with Digital Science to monitor the online impact of its e books - Bloomsbury Collections - using @altmetric.com Explorer. 📚🙌
See what it means for Bloomsbury Academic: www.digital-science.com/blog/2025/07...
@bloomsburynews.bsky.social
"Intelligent analytics data is a vital component in creating a great experience for all our customers and authors"
@bloomsburyacad.bsky.social is partnering with @digital-science.com to introduce Altmetric Explorer across Bloomsbury Collections 💡
🔗 www.bloomsbury.com/uk/connect/l...
🔍 Trust in research is essential - but how do we build it?
This new blog post for @orcid.org co-authored by @sjcporter.bsky.social emphasizes how ORCID addresses the “two key dimensions of trust”. #ResearchIntegrity
👉 See the call to action for scholarly publishers: info.orcid.org/scholarly-pu...
🙌 Stories of the week: As part of our commitment to #OpenResearch, we've relaunched our Scientometric Researcher Access to Data (SRAD) program.
With access to:
✔️ @altmetric.com data
✔️ @dimensions.ai data
✔️ Dimensions via BigQuery!
🔗 More details here: www.digital-science.com/blog/2025/07...
Altmetric added new policy sources Hairs raised on arm as a result
What's up Skywalkers!
6 New Policy Sources are now in Altmetric this month, and would you know it, here they are...
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"assuming peer review is at breaking point or not far off, perhaps most obvious near-future change ... is widespread adoption of publish then curate model. We have tech stack to publish preprints ... and @elife.bsky.social's innovative model. What will it take ... to realise writing is on the wall?"
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🌟 NEW on Mark Hahnel's #OpenResearch blog: "Have we already hit the peer review breaking point?"
Our VP Open Research @hahnel.org delves further into comments made at the recent @royalsociety.org "Future of scientific publishing" conference. #AI
🔗 Read his post: hahnel.substack.com/p/have-we-al...
📣 NEW on Research Musings: Are you into rapid prototyping? See how embracing #AI can help!
@helenedraux.bsky.social & Emily Koechel write about the benefits of using Claude Artifacts in a test project with @dimensions.ai
🔗 Read their post: researchmusings.substack.com/p/rapid-prot...
Did you know Digital Science is an approved #FEDLINK vendor?
U.S. govt libraries can access Digital Science tools @dimensions.ai @altmetric.com & ReadCube - for research, discovery & reporting.
🔗 See more: www.digital-science.com/sectors/cont...
@librarycongress.bsky.social #govlibs #GovTech
#ICYMI: China is the world's leading superpower in #AI research, as shown in a new report from Digital Science CEO Dr Daniel Hook. @dwh.bsky.social
🔗 Download his report: doi.org/10.6084/m9.f...
🔗 See our announcement: www.digital-science.com/blog/2025/07...
@dimensions.ai #ArtificialIntelligence
I'm thrilled to be taking this on--it is such a pleasure to be able to enable exciting new research and learn about new ways researchers would like to use our data! I'm looking forward to seeing what impact we can make on the world of innovation, science policy, and scientometrics more broadly. 😇
22.07.2025 10:23 — 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0Digital Science relaunches scientometric program
www.researchinformation.info/news/digital...
Access to Altmetric and Dimensions data is now boosted with Dimensions on BigQuery for researchers in the scientometrics field
@digital-science.com @dimensions.ai @altmetric.com
Digital Science Relaunches Scientometric Researcher Access to Data (SRAD) Program www.digital-science.com/blog/2025/07... #research #scientometrics @digital-science.com
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🙌 We’re also excited to introduce our new Director Scientometrics – Scientometric Researcher Engagement, Kathryn Weber-Boer.
@kowb.bsky.social will spearhead this effort & build a thriving global community of expert users.
🔗 Learn more about SRAD: www.digital-science.com/blog/2025/07...
🎉 NEWS: We’re excited to relaunch the Scientometric Researcher Access to Data (SRAD) program!
SRAD supports the global scientometric research community by providing advanced access to @altmetric.com & @dimensions.ai data - and now Dimensions via BigQuery!
🔗 www.digital-science.com/blog/2025/07...
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Impostors
In January 2025 @digital-science.com's own @mcintold.bsky.social published a fascinating run-down of fake authors and impostors over the years. We explore the attention these pretend individuals have received over time. Her Substack is linked at the end. Strong recommend.
🌟 Blog posts of the week... Even if it's written in black & white, the science you read about in the news - or on Wikipedia - might not always be genuine.
Find out more about tracking questionable articles' attention: fosci.substack.com/p/research-a...
@altmetric.com #ResearchIntegrity
📣 NEW on the @altmetric.com blog: "What to do when shaky science gains traction." #ResearchIntegrity
This post discusses Dr Leslie McIntosh @mcintold.bsky.social & Federica Silvi's use of Altmetric to uncover how questionable research gains visibility.
🔗👉 www.altmetric.com/blog/what-to...
