Current research is driven by huge developments due to internet and digital disruptions. Democratization of education has opened up new vistas for doing research. It is essential to remain visible.

1. Research in
Current scenario
S G Deshmukh
ABV-Indian Institute of Information Technology &
Management Gwalior
Session in “Advanced Data Analytics in Marketing &
Finance Research “
20 Apr 2018
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2. Acknowledgement
This presentation is based on extensive
discussions & informal sessions with
 Prof R P Mohanty Prof Ravi Shankar, Prof M K Tiwari, Prof
R S Deshpande, Mr N Ratnaliikar, & Dr Jitesh Thakkar ,
Thankful to numerous research scholars and
faculty members from various institutes for making
us realize the trends and importance of research in
current scenario
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3. Interesting stat?
50% of research publications are
never read
90% never cited
Source: Melinda Kenneway, “Whose work is it anyway?”, Kudos
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4. Warm up Exercise !
 Consider current scenario of research. What
type of changes are taking place ?
 What are the implications ?
 List down the key competencies of a
researcher
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5. Challenging time
 Exponential growth of new knowledge.
 Globalization of commerce and culture.
 Strong regulatory farmeworks
 Lifelong educational needs of citizens in a knowledge-driven,
global economy.
 Online Community, Flattened world , Amazon/Flip
cart/Snapdeal driven behavior
 Compressed timescales and nonlinear nature of the transfer of
knowledge from campus laboratories into the commercial
marketplace.

6. Faculty
Member
Teaching
Research
Training
Know-How
Transfer
Arenas of a faculty member

7. Typical roles of a faculty member in a
matured university
• Critic: of ideas, concepts, theories, practice etc
• Advocate: of novel/creative ideas, concepts, theories,
• Mentor: to students, less experienced colleagues within and
without the institution
• Guardian: of standards of scholarship and academic values
within the discipline or profession
• Ambassador: on behalf of the university in external relations to
local/regional/ national and global needs
• Disseminator: of knowledge
• Creator : of knowledge and its transfer
• All the above roles Require faculty to act as a Researcher

8. Observations..
 Transformation taking place everywhere ,
university is no exception to this !
 Lot of expectations from a university, especially
from a publicly funded university
 Multiple roles expected from a faculty member
 The way we communicate , disseminate and
retrieve has changed.
 Research is no exception to this !
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9. Why to do research ? ..1..
Sn Reason
1 Developing knowledge relevant to the strategic
objectives of the academic entity (university, Institute etc.)
2 Maintaining research competence
3 Maintaining subject matter competence
4 Pushing the boundaries of knowledge through path-breaking
research
5 Participating in the global knowledge system (requires the
ability to operate as both a source of knowledge and a sink
for knowledge)
6 Conducting contract research in return for funding
7 Training researchers 9

10. Why to do research.. 2..
Your research credentials are looked
through
I. Visibility & Accreditations
II. Knowledge creation and dissemination
III. Attracting students, researchers, faculty etc.
IV. Funding, Industry support & Sustainability
Source: Haleem Abid, 2013, Enhancing research
credentials, presentation for faculty at AMU
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11. Today’s research
 Literature review, Methodology, Analysis
enabled by IT and collaborative tools
 Turnaround time for Ph D has reduced
 Huge online resources
 Shelf life of an idea condensed
 Mechanism for feedback
 Time-to-publish has drastically reduced
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12. What is new ?
 New research processes- At every stage in the research cycle
– planning, researching, preserving, publishing, and
distributing – digital channels are being used by researchers
to communicate, collaborate and promote their research, and
debate.
 New Engagement- The benefits of using digital channels in a
research context including are- 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
 Source: Melinda Kenneway, “Whose work is it anyway?”, Kudos 12

13. Internet & Research?
 Internet as a TOOL FOR research or…
 Internet as a MEDIUM OF research
TOOL=search engines, databases, catalogs,
etc…
MEDIUM=chat rooms, newsgroups, home
pages, blogs, skype, tweeting, online course
software, etc

14. Imperative 1: Online
Publications and time scales
 Web enabled world: Millions of ideas getting
generated, developed and disseminated
 Faster publishing cycle
 Web enabled submission, review and
publication process (ScholarOne :
http://scholarone.com/)
 Shelf life of an idea has shortened
considerably, especially so in management
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15. Manuscript Central
Map
Main Page
User Login
Manuscript
Creation
AUTHOR CENTER
E3 CENTER TASK FORCE CHAIR
CENTER
Manuscript
Check-in
Manuscript
Review
Invite
Reviewers Create
Scoresheet
Manuscript
Accept Decision
User Account
Management
Monitor Peer
Review
Process &
Milestones
Overdue
Notifications
Reporting &
Statistics
Author
Review
email
Correspondence
Receive
Invitation
Recommendation
Accept, Reject,
Revise
Account
Privileges
Decision
Appeal
Manuscript
Withdraw
ms Revision
or Resubmit
Adv. Search
Utilities
PRODUCTION CENTER
Add
Manuscript
to Issue
Adv. Search
Utilities
Batch &
Issue Export
Export
History
Invite
Authors
ADMIN CENTER
Assign
AEs
Peer Review
Milestones
Audit
Trail
Review
Manuscript
Create
Issue
Issue
Close
E-Mail
Management
Type, Title,
Abstract
Keywords /
Attributes
Author Info
Suggest
Reviewers
Add Details
/Comments
File Upload
Review &
Submit
Author
Dashboard
Editor
Dashboard
Manuscript
Search
Production
Dashboard
Author
Resources
Receive
Reviews &
Recommendations

16. Scholarone : Indicative clients
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17. Implications
 You have to update continuously and must
know the state-of-the-art
 Literature review aided by IT tools: search
engines, indexing services !
 You have to be comfortable with the Online
community
 Please visit
http://www.scimagojr.com/
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18. Online availability of research
and its impact

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20. Implications
 You can not afford to be invisible in the
digitized world
 Impact measures are available
 Someone is going to measure you and make
you visible !
 You are constantly indexed, searched and
under scrutiny
 You are also under constant onslaught of new
and emerging ideas !
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21. Imperative 2 : Sharing,
collaboration & connectivity !
 Sharing of information
 Professional networks
 Collaboration opportunities
 Powerful Social networks

22. Implications
 Sharing of information/Knowledge made easy
through IT
 You must share and connect
 Your collaborator may be anywhere in the
globe available 24 x 7 basis
 Power & influence of social media as a
binder!
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23. Sharing …
 http://papercritics.com/
 https://www.sharelatex.com/
 https://www.mindmeister.com/39583892/re
search-tools-by-nader-ale-ebrahim
 http://academickarma.org/
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24. Social platforms for sharing..
 Network for researchers
 One can share and
disseminate
 Contributions in terms of
publications, downloads,
datasets etc.
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Pegrum, M., "'I link therefore I am': network literacy as a core digital literacy", E-
learning and Digital Media 7(4), 346-354 2010 doi:10.2304/elea.2010.7.4.346

25. Opportunities for research ..1.
Macro Systems
Energy
Environment
Health Care
Manufacturing
transportation
…
Tiny sector
MSME
Informal sector
Micro Systems
Larger
More Complex
Societal Relevance

26. Opportunities for research : 2
Grand Challenges
www.nae.edu
www.engineeringchallenges.org
Energy
Environment
Global Warming
Sustainability
Improve Medicine and
Healthcare Delivery
Reducing Vulnerability to
Human and Natural Threats
Expand and Enhance
Human Capability
And Joy
Source : Vest, C M., President, National Academy of
Engineering, “Engineering Education for the 21st Century, ASEE
Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, June 23, 2008
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27. Implications..
 Each of these areas, require research
 The focus could be on interdisciplinary
research
 Entrepreneurial research
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28. Research level maturity model
of a university
 Level 1: Knowledge disseminator /creator
 Importance of teaching, research, training etc.
 Level 2: technology transfer - the entrepreneurial
university
 Importance on technology transfer mechanisms,
incubation, innovation, start-ups
 Level 3: knowledge networked university
 Focus on a wide range of interactions
 Exchange rather than transfer with a variety of partners
(Industry, other global univ.etc.)

29. 7 Habits of
Connected Researchers
 Who is a connected researcher?
Connected to self
Connected to institute
Connected to industry
Connected to profession
Connected to society
 http://www.slideshare.net/SanjeevDeshmukh/trends-
inconnectingresearchsgd2013
 Acknowledgement : Heavily Adapted from Stephen
R. Covey’s work ! 29

30. Useful resource ..
 https://www.stephencovey.com/7ha
bits/7habits.php
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
QGj7GZJFHQQ
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
-sGsX9q0FqE
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
ACukmJ_5HSo
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31. Seven habits
Habit 1: Be Proactive
Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind
Habit 3: Put First Things First
Habit 4: Think Win-Win!
Habit 5: Understand
Habit 6. Synergize
Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw
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32. Seven Habits
7
Sharpen saw
Independence
Interdependence
PUBLIC
VICTORY
Think win-win
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Understand
5
Synergize
6
Dependence
1
Be Proactive
PRIVATE
VICTORY 2
End in mind
3
1st things 1st

33. Seven habits move through
stages
• Dependence: the paradigm under which we
are born, relying upon others to take care of
us.
• Independence: the paradigm under which we
make our decisions and take care of
ourselves.
• Interdependence: the paradigm under which
we cooperate to achieve something that
cannot be achieved independently.

34. Researcher Development
Framework (RDF)
 Framework for knowledge, behaviour and attributes of
researchers
 A self-assessment template of strengths and areas for
further improvement
 A common platform for understanding researcher
capabilities
Source: https://www.vitae.ac.uk/

35. Researcher
Development Framework (RDF)
 The professional development framework to realize the
potential of researchers
 Source: https://www.vitae.ac.uk/
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36. Researcher “Aaadhar”
ORCID orcid.org/0000-0002-7043-6948
Scopus Id Author ID: 7102221659
SSRN Author ID: 2982630
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37. Indian Citation Index
 Become registered user of this
http://indiancitationindex.com/
 Access data on citations, authors ,
Institutions etc.
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38. Shodganga
 Indian repository
 http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/
 More than 190,000 theses
 Contritions from 325+ universities
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39. Visibility - What are Altmetrics?
 Measure impact
 Compliments other measures
 Include “non-traditional” outputs, outcomes
and effects
Advantages
 Track beyond traditional citations
 Measure societal and practical outcomes
 Become quickly discoverable
 Align with the Open movement

40. Types of Altmetric indicators
 Bookmarks
 Discussions
 Shares
 Views/Downloads
 Ratings
 And , traditional
citations
 Imperative
How your work is being -
discussed, shared, saved,
read, and reused by other
scholars and by the public.

41. Kudos – growkudos.com
 Impact measures
 Details of publications
 Notes
 Search

42. Altmetric – altmetric.com
 altmetric.com
 Products
 Altmetric Badges

43. Closing remarks..
 Research is inevitable.
 Good research brings visibility and recognition
 Trends such as limited shelf life, collaborative forces,
connecting push and digitization of research outcome
affecting the quality and quantity of research
 We must migrate to higher levels of maturity through
research
 Seven habits will help us to be connected and be
effective !
 RDF will help us in improving !

44. References
 Waldrop M (2008) Science 2.0: Great new tool, or great risk? Scientific
American. Available at:
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=science-2-point-0-great-
new-tool-or-great-risk
 Digital Researcher http://www.vitae.ac.uk/researchers/315321/Digital-
Researcher.html
 Cann, A., Dimitriou, K., Hooley, T., "Social Media : A guide for researchers",
(February), 2011
http://www.rin.ac.uk/our-work/communicating-and-disseminating-
research/social-media-guide-researchers
 RDF: www.vitae.ac.uk/rdf
 RDS: www.vitae.ac.uk/rds
 RDF profiles:www.vitae.ac.uk/rdfprofiles
 Downloadable CPD tool: www.vitae.ac.uk/rdftool
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45. Useful videos
1. Citations as currency https://www.webofstories.com/play/eugene.garfield/78
2 Citation Analysis and
Bibliographies
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UK8gEe7y_mk
3 Eugene Garfield on Impact Factors http://www.webofstories.com/play/eugene.garfield/71
4 H-Index: A Measure of a Scientist's
Impact
http://www.webofstories.com/play/eugene.garfield/38
5 H-index http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P47yAH8yz9U
6 Citations as currency https://www.webofstories.com/play/eugene.garfield/78
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46. Thank you !
deshmukh.sg@gmail.com
https://www.slideshare.net/SanjeevDeshmukh/