Improve Research Visibility by Contributing to Wikipedia

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@aleebrahim
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Nader Ale Ebrahim, PhD
Research Visibility and Impact Consultant
23rd February 2021
All of my presentations are available online at:
https://figshare.com/authors/Nader_Ale_Ebrahim/100797
@aleebrahim
Improve Research
Visibility and Impact by
Contributing to Wikipedia

Abstract
Research visibility refers to how well other scientists publicly know
you and your research. We all want to be known in our research area
as a good scientist. Wikipedia is a tool for collaboration, information
sharing and knowledge/content management for improving research
visibility and impact, which anyone can edit. Wikipedia is widely
used by students during the research process. So, due to Wikipedia
popularity, contributing to the Wikipedia website is one way of
increasing research visibility and impact. In this workshop, I will try
to explain about the ways of posting in Wikipedia and its effect on
the research Altmetric score.
Keywords: H-index, Improve citations, Research tools, Bibliometrics,
Wikipedia, Research visibility
Research Visibility and Impact Center-(RVnIC)
©2019-2021 Dr. Nader Ale Ebrahim 2

Research Tools Mind Map
Research Visibility and Impact Center-
(RVnIC) ©2019-2021 Dr. Nader Ale
Ebrahim
Social Science Research Network (SSRN)
ZENODO
ORCID (Open Researcher and Contributor ID)
Kudos Innovations
& many more Research Tools
Source: https://pixabay.com/en/network-society-social-community-1020016/
Source: https://www.mindmeister.com/39583892/research-tools-by-nader-ale-ebrahim?fullscreen=1
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Sources: https://guides.library.harvard.edu/Wikipedia
https://guides.library.cornell.edu/c.php?g=106492&p=6601540

What is Wiki?
Wiki is the Hawaiian word for “fast or quick”
©2019-2021 Dr. Nader Ale Ebrahim
Wiki Wiki -”Really Quick” bus at the Honolulu airport
Photo Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Source: http://avoca37.org/zimmerk/files/2009/02/wikiwithit.ppt
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A Wiki History
•In 1994, Ward Cunningham [Howard
G. Cunningham (born May 26,
1949)], developed the first Wiki
application ever written, to make the
exchange of ideas between his
computer programmers easier.
•He called this application
“WikiWikiWeb.”
•The most famous legacy of
WikiWikiWeb is probably Wikipedia.
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The Wiki...according to Ward (Howard)
“The simplest online database that could possibly work”
Wiki is unusual among group communication mechanisms in
that it allows the organization of contributions to be edited in
addition to the content itself.
Wiki supports hyperlinks and has a simple text syntax for
creating new pages and crosslinks between internal pages on
the fly.
Allowing everyday users to create and edit any page in a Web
site is exciting in that it encourages democratic use of the Web
and promotes content composition by nontechnical users.
Users can freely create and edit Web page content.
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Wikipedia Status on 21 February 2021
Source: https://www.wikipedia.org/
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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:CreateAccount
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Source: https://www.wikipedia.org/
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Source: https://www.ub.tum.de/en/date/visibility-and-research-impact-25032021-900-am-1-pm-webinar
Technical University of Munich

Source: https://www.labsexplorer.com/c/your-research-is-published-what-now-7-simple-tips-to-communicate-it-effectively_217

4. Contribute to Wikipedia
• According to the study Science Is Shaped by Wikipedia by
Douglas Hanley and Neil Thompson from 2018: “In the
months after uploading it, an average new Wikipedia
article in Chemistry is read tens of thousands times and
causes changes to hundreds of related scientific journal
articles.” That should be a good reason why you should
consider including a mention to your publication on
Wikipedia. You can fill in the missing gaps of published
articles on the topic that is covered by your publication,
enriching them with your citations and finding. Or create
a new article on a missing topic if you feel confident
enough.
• Keep in mind that Wikipedia has its own rules for
publishing. No matter how small your contribution is, it
will be reviewed by moderators. Make sure your text is
compliant with the rules. For example, promotional
content is strictly forbidden.
Source: https://www.labsexplorer.com/c/your-research-is-published-what-now-7-simple-tips-to-communicate-it-effectively_217

How is the Altmetric score calculated?
The score is a weighted count
The score is derived from
an automated algorithm, and
represents a weighted count of the
amount of attention we've picked
up for a research output. Why is it
weighted? To reflect the relative
reach of each type of source. It's
easy to imagine that the average
newspaper story is more likely to
bring attention to the research
output than the average tweet. This
is reflected in the default
weightings:
News 8
Blogs 5
Twitter 1
Facebook 0.25
Sina Weibo 1
Wikipedia 3
Policy Documents (per source) 3
Q&A 0.25
F1000/Publons/Pubpeer 1
YouTube 0.25
Reddit/Pinterest 0.25
LinkedIn 0.5
Source: https://help.altmetric.com/support/solutions/articles/6000060969-how-is-the-altmetric-score-calculated-
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Source: https://www.altmetric.com/about-our-data/the-donut-and-score/
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Measure your own Altmetric score

Altmetric Top 100
The Altmetric Top 100 is an annual list of the research
that most caught the public imagination.
Source: https://www.altmetric.com/top100/2020/

Source: https://www.altmetric.com/details/77676422/wikipedia

Source: https://www.altmetric.com/top100/2020/?sort=wikipedia
So far, Altmetric has seen 17 citations on 17
Wikipedia pages.

comparison of number of 2002-2011 scholarly papers with “*wikipedia*” in their references and number
2002-2011 scholarly papers with “*wikipedia*” in their titles, keywords, or abstracts, aggregated by country
and published in journals only – restricted to countries with 200-1000 papers referencing “*wikipedia*”.
Source: Scopus (note: data for 2011 may be incomplete)
Source: Huggett, S. "The influence of free encyclopedias on science. Res Trends 2012; 27: 7-10."
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Try to contribute in Wikipedia
and put your research paper as
a reference in related topics,
this affects positively on your
citation rates. Anyone can
create an account on Wikipedia
and edit published articles or
create new ones.
Source: http://sites.ju.edu.jo/en/Pqmc/Pages/Researchers-Ranking.aspx

Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q57412737
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Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?search=Nader+Ale+Ebrahim
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Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Virtual_R%26D_teams.jpg
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Source; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Teahouse/Guest_book/Archive_18#Naderaleebrahim
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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose_oxide#cite_note-2
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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Team#cite_note-15
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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_team
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Google search

Writing an article
Learn how you can create
an article.
Wikipedia: Your first article
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Your_first_article
Link

Try editing a few existing articles
Try editing a few existing articles
before you create your first article.
Unreferenced articles are often
deleted. Learning how to cite your
sources first increases your chances
of success. To learn more about the
basics of editing, see this tutorial.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Article_wizard
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Editing
Search for your interested topic
Click on the ”edit” tab and edit
Enter your changes in the Edit summary box
Testing & show preview
Remember to save page

File Upload Wizard
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:File_Upload_Wizard
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To include the image in an article
•Use a link in the form
[[File:filename.jpg]] or
[[File:filename.png|alt text]] or
[[File:filename.ogg]] for sounds. To
include an image as a thumbnail, use
[[File:filename.jpg|thumb|Caption]].
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Uploading_images
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How to place an inline citation
using ref tags
• To create a footnote, use the <ref>...</ref> syntax
at the appropriate place in the article text, for
example:
Justice is a human invention.<ref>Rawls, John. ''A Theory
of Justice''. Harvard University Press, 1971, p. 1.</ref> It...
which will be displayed as something like:
Justice is a human invention.[1] It...
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources
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Text formatting markup
Source: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting
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Section formatting – only at the
beginning of the line
Source: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting
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List basics
Source: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Lists
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class="wikitable"
Source: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Tables
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Illustrating Wikipedia
Source: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b1/Illustrating_Wikipedia_brochure.pdf
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aleebrahim@Gmail.com
@aleebrahim
https://publons.com/researcher/1692944
http://scholar.google.com/citations
Nader Ale Ebrahim, PhD
Research Visibility and Impact Consultant
All of my presentations are available online at:
https://figshare.com/authors/Nader_Ale_Ebrahim/100797
@aleebrahim
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References
1. Ziarani, Ghodsi M., Fatemeh Mohajer, Seyedh Mahboobeh Jamali, and Nader
Ale Ebrahim. "Quantitative and Qualitative Bibliometric Scope Toward the
Synthesis of Rose Oxide as a Natural Product in Perfumery." Current Organic
Synthesis 17, no. 8 (2020): 610-624. https://ssrn.com/abstract=3665024
2. Huggett, S. "The influence of free encyclopedias on science. Res Trends 2012;
27: 7-10."
3. Thompson, Neil and Hanley, Douglas, Science Is Shaped by Wikipedia:
Evidence From a Randomized Control Trial (February 13, 2018). MIT Sloan
Research Paper No. 5238-17, Available at SSRN:
https://ssrn.com/abstract=3039505

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