Maximizing Your Research Visibility and Impact: A Step-by-Step Guide Session 1: Introduction and the webinar series objectives

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Nader Ale Ebrahim, PhD
Research Visibility and Impact Consultant
18th February 2023
All of my presentations are available online at:
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@aleebrahim
Maximizing Your Research Visibility and Impact: A Step-by-Step Guide
Session 1: Introduction and the webinar series
objectives

Research visibility and impact are essential for maximizing the reach of research and thus
facilitating the advancement of knowledge and progress. One of the key ways to increase
research visibility and impact is to expose the research output to the widest possible
audience. Publishing a high-quality paper in a scientific journal is only half the way to
receiving impact and citations in the future. The rest of the journey is advertising and
disseminating the publications by using the proper “Research Tools”. Citations on an
article strongly depend on the visibility, rather than the merit, of the article. Researchers
have spent plenty of time and effort writing their research for publication. However, most
of the researchers stop their work after publication. Dissemination and archiving of an
article is an essential phase of the publication life cycle. The step-by-step guide on this
webinar series will examine how the effective use of various research tools can help to
increase the visibility and impact of researchers’ visibility, and published research, leading
to an increase in citations and subsequent improvement in university ranking.
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Research Visibility and Impact Center-(RVnIC)
©2023-2025 Dr. Nader Ale Ebrahim
Keywords: H-index, Improve citations, Research tools, Research visibility, Research impact, University rankings
Abstract
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Thank you
Prof. Hayder Abed Dhahad,
Dr. Thaer AL-Jadir,
and
Dr. Oday (Ali) Ahmed
from
The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Iraq
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Source: https://unimelb.libguides.com/MGSE_research_impact/glossary
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Source: https://unimelb.libguides.com/MGSE_research_impact/glossary
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Researcher Profiles: Increase your Visibility
Suggested Reading:
Ale Ebrahim, N., Salehi, H., Embi, M. A., Habibi, F., Gholizadeh, H., Motahar, S. M., & Ordi, A. (2013). Effective
strategies for increasing citation frequency. International Journal Studies, 6(11), 93-99.
http://eprints.rclis.org/20496/1/30366-105857-1-PB.pdf
Bernard Becker Medical Library. Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Quantifying the Impact of
My Publications.
http://beckerguides.wustl.edu/content.php?pid=452951&sid=3711776
Source: https://lib.stpetersburg.usf.edu/c.php?g=715587&p=5397954

Source: https://guides.library.illinois.edu/biomedresearch
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All of my teaching materials are available online at:

No. Research Visibility, Main topic Research Visibility, Sub-topic Day Time
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Introduction and the webinar series
objectives
Motivation, International university rankings, Measuring researcher’s impact.
Saturday, February 18,
2023
8:00 PM to
10:00 PM
2
Researcher Branding - Make a
researcher profile
Top tips to make a researcher’s article discoverable, Author name’s variations, Use a
standardized institutional affiliation, Author’s subject area, Select a research brand name.
Saturday, February 25,
2023
8:00 PM to
10:00 PM
3 Researcher Branding – Online CV
Why should I care about my online presence?, Examples of online profiles,
Transparent Ranking, Create Google Scholar online profile,
Create ORCID profile, Scopus Author Identifier.
Saturday, March 4,
2023
8:00 PM to
10:00 PM
4 Researcher Branding – Networking
How is the Altmetrics score calculated?, Academic social media ResearchGate and
Academia.edu, LinkedIn for researchers, Use Twitter for academic research.
Saturday, March 11,
2023
8:00 PM to
10:00 PM
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Boosting the Visibility of the Research
- Make a paper ID
Creating your own library, Preparing a paper for online archiving, Understanding your
rights, Publishers, and copyright, Preprint version vs. publisher's version
Saturday, March 18,
2023
8:00 PM to
10:00 PM
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- Online Repository
Publications repository effect, Article views and downloads, Deposit articles without DOI in
Zenodo, Deposit articles in SSRN, Deposit articles in other repositories.
Saturday, March 25,
2023
8:00 PM to
10:00 PM
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- Document publishing
Making all your scholarly outputs available online, Data sharing, Enhance your profile with
images, Audio slides, and video, Deposit unpublished and white papers, Deposit
documents on “Cloud Storage”, Publish an online book (E-book Publishing).
Saturday, April 1, 2023
8:00 PM to
10:00 PM
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- Citation tracking
The importance of citation tracking, Citation tracking tools, Create a Google alert, Monitor
the impact of social media, E-mail marketing, Create a citation CV.
Saturday, April 8, 2023
8:00 PM to
10:00 PM
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Quality, Quality,
Quality
Inherent & Appearance
High Impact Research
Don't forget, the quality of your work will always matter. Helping the world to be a better place is
essential to gain attention to your research work!

However, it is difficult to distinguish whether
high citations are due to quality or visibility
(Ale Ebrahim et al., 2014).
Sources:
1. Yadav, A., McHale, J., & O'Neill, S. (2023). How does co-authoring with a star affect scientists'
productivity? Evidence from small open economies. Research Policy, 52(1).
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2022.104660
2. Ale Ebrahim, N., Salehi, H., Embi, M. A., Habibi Tanha, F., Gholizadeh, H., & Motahar, S. M. (2014).
Visibility and Citation Impact. International Education Studies, 7(4), 120-125.
https://doi.org/10.5539/ies.v7n4p120
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Source: http://wiki.lib.sun.ac.za/index.php/SUNScholar/Research_Article_Metrics
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Avoid
Unethical
Approaches

The definition of Research Visibility and Impact
•Visibility refers to how well other scientists
and/or the general public know your research and
you as a researcher.
•Research Impact generally refers to the effect
research has in areas outside the academia -
economy, society, culture, Environment, etc.
•The easiest definition of “research impact” is
“Making the world better”.
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Introduction and the
Project Objectives

Outline
No. Topic
1 Objectives
2 Motivation
3 International University Rankings
4 Measuring Researcher’s Impact
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• To increase the published paper’s visibility, and accessibility;
• To improve your knowledge and understanding of Web-based
dissemination tools;
• To improve your research impact and visibility;
• To become a more visible and influential researcher;
• To rise citations of your publications by using effective “Research Tools”;
• To provide effective strategies to increase the impact of your work;
• To help early career researchers in the utilization of “Research Tools” for
the betterment of their published outputs;
• To make your research and teaching activities known;
• To help researchers establish networks, collaborations, and partnerships;
• To trace the citation and its impact on the research.
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Source: https://www.scimagojr.com/worldreport.php
February 17, 2023
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February 17, 2023
Source: https://www.scimagojr.com/countryrank.php
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February 17, 2023
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February 17, 2023
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February 17, 2023
96 (H index Rank) – 60 (Documents Rank) = 36
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96 (H index Rank) – 49 (Documents Rank) = 47

Scopus Roadmap: What's New in 2022?
• We are continuously adding content!
• There are currently 87+ million records in Scopus from 27.1K serials,
140K conferences, and 261K books. Scopus is updated daily with
approximately 11,000 new articles per day indexed.
• In 2021 we added 4,042,234 items (+4.74%).
• This included:
• 1198 journals (+4.8%)
• 18K stand-alone book titles (+7%)
• 170K book items (+8%)
• 576K conference papers (+5%)
Source: https://blog.scopus.com/posts/scopus-roadmap-whats-new-in-2022
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More than 4
million scientific
articles are
published each
year, and that
number is
rising.
Photo by Lucas Gallone on Unsplash
The needle in the haystack
Why improve your research visibility and impact?
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Research Visibility and Impact Center-(RVnIC) ©2023-
2025 Dr. Nader Ale Ebrahim 30

Research Visibility and Impact Center-(RVnIC) ©2023-
2025 Dr. Nader Ale Ebrahim 31

Source: ://events.berkeley.edu/index.php/calendar/sn/library.html?event_ID=128115
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Source: https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/6308749

Source: https://intranet.birmingham.ac.uk/as/libraryservices/library/research/open-access/university-of-birmingham-research-publications-statement.aspx
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Source: https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/CWD344/international-research-facilitator

Source: https://joblist.ala.org/job/head-of-research-information-impact-services/65394327/
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Requirements:
· MD or MD/PhD
· 7-10 year history of continuous NIH funding or high-profile grants
· Current NIH funding at the level of at least one R01 and greater than $350,000 in
direct costs
· At least 5 papers with an impact factor above 15
· H-Index greater than 35
· 7-10 years of experience as a principle investigator
Source: https://www.nature.com/naturecareers/job/associatefull-professor-in-microbiomes-university-of-south-florida-usf-692705
Motivation
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International University
Rankings

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Source: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/student/advice/world-university-rankings-explained

International university rankings
Rating QS World University Rankings
Times Higher Education World
University Rankings
Academic Ranking of World
Universities
Criteria
Academic reputation 40% Educational activities 30% Quality of education/Alumni 10%
Employer reputation 10% Research and Reputation 30% Quality of education/Staff 20%
Faculty/student ratio 20% Citation 30%
Quality of Faculty/Highly Cited
Researchers
20%
Citations per faculty 20% International Outlook 7.5%
Quality of Faculty/Papers
published in Nature and Science
20%
International student
ratio
5%
Industry Income 2.5%
Quality of Faculty/Papers
indexed in SCI and SSCI
20%
Per Capita Performance 10%
International faculty
ratio
5%
Total 100% 100% 100%
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Measuring Researcher’s
Impact

Thank you
Prof. Raid Kaisy (Raid A. Ismail Kaisy)
from
The University of Technology Iraq
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Measuring Researcher’s Impact
• Google Scholar
• Scopus
• Web of Science
• Publish or Perish
• Microsoft Academic Search
• Semantic Scholar
• PlumX
• Altmetric
• …….
Source: https://www.mindmeister.com/39583892/research-tools-by-nader-ale-ebrahim?fullscreen=1
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Research Impact Metrics
• Web Presence
• Online Profile
• Versions
• Web of Science Usage Count
• Altmetric/Plumx score
• FWCI
• Citations
• H-Index
• Citation per Document
• Research Interest Score
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Photo Source: https://www.sciencegate.app/b/how-to-evaluate-the-impact-of-research-works/

Web Presence – Google Search
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Web Presence – Google Images
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Altmetric/Plumx Score
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Source: https://plu.mx/a/-0W0mV-BwcDBGWszZh9g5QWUxaCt3qJ-0VTve5So9rA

1. Measure your current status of research visibility and impact on:
• SCOPUS
• Web of Science
• Other websites (such as Google Scholar and etc.)
2. Create a history PowerPoint file that contains your publication history
and status based on the information extracted from Google Scholar,
Web of Science, SCOPUS, and other websites,
3. Measure your current FWCI, Citations, Citation/document for each
publication,
4. Measure your current Altmetric/Plumx score for each publication,
5. Identify a list of the targeted publication.
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Thank you
aleebrahim@Gmail.com
@aleebrahim
https://publons.com/researcher/1692944
https://scholar.google.com/citation
Nader Ale Ebrahim, PhD
Research Visibility and Impact Consultant
All of my presentations are available online at:
@aleebrahim

1. Sorooshian, S., Jamali, S. M., & Ale Ebrahim, N. (2023). Performance of the decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory [Review]. AIMS Mathematics, 8(3), 7490-
7514. https://doi.org/10.3934/math.2023376
2. Vatankhah, S., Darvishmotevali, M., Rahimi, R., Jamali, S. M., & Ale Ebrahim, N. (2023). Assessing the Application of Multi-Criteria Decision Making Techniques in
Hospitality and Tourism Research: A Bibliometric Study. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, Accepted on 12-Nov-2022, Article IJCHM-
05-2022-0643.R2. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJCHM-05-2022-0643
3. Nekoonam, A., Nasab, R. F., Jafari, S., Nikolaidis, T., Ale Ebrahim, N., & Fashandi, S. A. M. (2023). A scientometric methodology based on co-word analysis in gas
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Journal (IRJ), 20(3), 1-25. https://doi.org/10.32598/irj.20.3.1664.1
5. Sorooshian, S., Azizan, N. A., & Ale Ebrahim, N. (2022). Weighted Aggregated Sum Product Assessment. Mathematical Modelling of Engineering Problems (MMEP),
9(4), 873-878. https://doi.org/10.18280/mmep.090403
6. He, X., Singh, S., & Ale Ebrahim, N. (2022). Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis of Higher-order thinking Skills in Blended Learning. Perspectives of Science and
Education, 5(59), 397-414. https://doi.org/10.32744/pse.2022.5.23
7. Jamali, S.M., Ale Ebrahim, N. & Jamali, F. The role of STEM Education in improving the quality of education: a bibliometric study. Int J Technol Des Educ (2022).
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10798-022-09762-1
8. Nordin, N., Siti-Nabiha, A. K., Jamali, S. M., & Nader, A. E. (2022). Bibliometric analysis of social media research in SMEs: A review and way forward. International
Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, ahead-of-print, https://www.inderscience.com/info/ingeneral/forthcoming.php?jcode=ijesb
9. Saberi, A., Kargaran, S., Shahri, M. H., Ghorbani, Z., Jamali, S. M., & Ale Ebrahim, N. (2022). Patterns of publications in Social Media-Based Co-Creation: A bibliometric
analysis. VINE Journal of Information and Knowledge Management Systems, Vol. ahead-of-print doi: https://doi.org/10.1108/VJIKMS-09-2021-0222
10. Ghavibazou, E., Hosseinian, S., kivi, H. G., & Ale Ebrahim, N. (2022). Narrative therapy, Applications, and Outcomes: A Systematic Review. Journal of Preventive
Counselling (JPC), 2(4). http://ssrn.com/abstract=4119920
My recent publications
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1. Ale Ebrahim, N., Salehi, H., Embi, M. A., Habibi, F., Gholizadeh, H., Motahar, S. M., & Ordi, A. (2013). Effective strategies for
increasing citation frequency. International Journal Studies, 6(11), 93-99. http://eprints.rclis.org/20496/1/30366-105857-1-
PB.pdf
2. Bernard Becker Medical Library. Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Quantifying the Impact of My
Publications. http://beckerguides.wustl.edu/content.php?pid=452951&sid=3711776
3. Yadav, A., McHale, J., & O'Neill, S. (2023). How does co-authoring with a star affect scientists' productivity? Evidence from small
open economies. Research Policy, 52(1). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2022.104660
4. Ale Ebrahim, N., Salehi, H., Embi, M. A., Habibi Tanha, F., Gholizadeh, H., & Motahar, S. M. (2014). Visibility and Citation Impact.
International Education Studies, 7(4), 120-125. https://doi.org/10.5539/ies.v7n4p120
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