Melinda Kenneway
Kudos
Whose work is it anyway?
Helping
researchers
maximize reach
and impact
of their work
3 trends
New research processes
At every stage in the research cycle
– planning, researching, preserving,
publishing, and distributing – digital
channels are being used by
researchers
and
scholars
to
communicate,
collaborate,
promote
their
research,
and
debate.
Columbia University Libraries
New era of engagement
The benefits of using digital
channels in a research context
have been cited, among myriad
others,
as
including
democratization,
widening
participation, and engaging new
audiences on a global level.
New performance measures
Digital channels are also on the rise
for assisting in the evaluation of a
scholar’s
reputation
and
the
relevance and impact of their work
– together with that of their
institution, funder and publisher.
Publication performance
• Rise of article level metrics
- PLOS, Wiley …
• Introduction of altmetrics
- ImpactStory, Altmetric …
• New units of publishing: data/images
- Figshare, Dryad ...
• Pre-publication scoring
- Rubriq, Peerage of Science
• Tools for institutional assessment
- Plum analytics
Impact requires visibility
50%
of research
publications
are never read
90%
never cited
50 million
online articles
and growing
Who should be
responsible
for impact?
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How do researchers feel about current levels of
visibility, usage and impact?
To what extent do you think more could be done to increase the
visibility, usage or impact of your articles on or after publication?
84% of authors think
there is room for
improvement
 So should be open to
using tools that help
drive visibility,
usage, impact
10%
6%
51%
33%
Could be somewhat
improved
Could be significantly
improved
Could not be improved
I don’t know
n = 3,669
Who should have responsibility for increasing
levels of visibility, usage and impact?
Please rate the following for how much responsibility you think they should have
for ensuring your articles are as widely read and cited as possible:
100%
80%
60%
40%
1 (least responsibility)
20%
2
3
4
0%
Me
Publisher /
society
My coauthors
Institution's Research Library /
PR team
support repository
staff
staff
Funder
5
6
7 (most responsibility)
The missing link
Authors are the missing link in the
discoverability chain:
• Harness their expertise to aid understanding
of their work and give it context
• Leverage their networks to
gain exposure for their work
Comments from researchers
Research Fellow, Physical Sciences, UK
When the investment of time per paper is
approximately 3-6 months almost any
reasonable duration is acceptable to
increase the usage and citations. If I could
spend a mere 25 hours, particularly after
the paper is accepted or soon after
publication to dramatically increase the
probability of citations I would!
Lecturer in Social
Sciences, UK
I know I should do
this but I don’t feel
confident enough
with [current] tools
What’s available?
Profile and networking sites:
- ResearchGate
- Academia.edu
- LinkedIn
Social sharing tools:
- Twitter
- Facebook
Metrics:
- Various altmetrics
- Publisher sites
- Web of Science/Scopus
What’s available?
Profile and networking sites:
- ResearchGate
- Academia.edu
- LinkedIn
Social sharing tools:
- Twitter
- Facebook
Metrics:
- Various altmetrics
- Publisher sites
- Web of Science/Scopus
KUDOS puts researchers
in the driving seat
tools to improve the impact of their work
14 Week Pilot in 2013
19% higher
article usage per day
for articles shared using the Kudos tools
compared to the control group
Launched May 2014
30,000+ researcher registrations
1,000+ new registrations weekly
300,000+ publications claimed
Free for authors to use
KUDOS helps universities,
funders and publishers
amplify research impact
Kudos Publisher Program
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Kudos Toolkit
EXPLAIN
ENRICH
SHARE
MEASURE
Authors write a short title, lay summary and
impact statement.
Basic
bibliographic
data pulled in
from CrossRef
Fields for entering
lay metadata
KUDOS distributes this lay metadata in discovery
services with links back to publications.
These content snippets are easier to browse and
translate, helping more people quickly identify
information relevant to them.
Authors link related materials to their
article, book or book chapter.
Resources linked
to publication
page on KUDOS
SHARE
Authors share links to their publications
by email and through social media.
By sharing through KUDOS, authors can
grow their readership and increase the
performance of their publications.
MEASURE
Authors can track the impact of this against
a wide range of metrics.
KUDOS gives researchers the power to build
readership for their work all over the world.
looking ahead
Discoverable or die
Reputation matters
Best New End
User Product
Thank you
1996
www.growkudos.com
melinda@growkudos.com
@growkudos
2006