6 papers
Should children follow their parents' research paths? Intergenerational research continuity and divergence in academic families
Er-Te Zheng, Xiaorui Jiang, Zhichao Fang +1
How academic advantages are transmitted within families is usually studied as occupational inheritance, but it is not clear whether scholarly research orientations persist across g…
Science discussions of retracted articles on Bluesky: public scrutiny or misinformation spreading?
Er-Te Zheng, Hui-Zhen Fu, Xiaorui Jiang +2
Post-publication peer review (PPPR) has emerged as an important supplement to traditional peer review, with social media playing a growing role in publicising potential problems in…
How is science discussed on Bluesky?
Er-Te Zheng, Xiaorui Jiang, Zhichao Fang +1
Amid the migration of academics from X, the social media platform Bluesky has emerged as a potential alternative. To assess its viability and relevance for science communication, t…
Can news and social media attention reduce the influence of problematic research?
Er-Te Zheng, Hui-Zhen Fu, Xiaorui Jiang +2
News and social media are widely used to disseminate science, but do they also help raise awareness of problems in research? This study investigates whether high levels of news and…
Evaluating the quality of published medical research with ChatGPT
Mike Thelwall, Xiaorui Jiang, Peter A. Bath
Estimating the quality of published research is important for evaluations of departments, researchers, and job candidates. Citation-based indicators sometimes support these tasks,…
Is OpenAlex Suitable for Research Quality Evaluation and Which Citation Indicator is Best?
Mike Thelwall, Xiaorui Jiang
This article compares (1) citation analysis with OpenAlex and Scopus, testing their citation counts, document type/coverage and subject classifications and (2) three citation-based…