Research Visibility and Impact in Africa

aleebrahim@Gmail.com
@aleebrahim
https://publons.com/researcher/1692944
https://scholar.google.com/citation
Nader Ale Ebrahim, PhD
Research Visibility and Impact Consultant
1st May 2021
All of my presentations are available online at:
https://figshare.com/authors/Nader_Ale_Ebrahim/100797
@aleebrahim
Research Visibility and Impact in
Africa

Abstract
The number of scholarly articles published by African
scientists has risen dramatically, in recent years. However, the
impact of education, economic and societal sectors on
research output by Africa-based institutes has received little
attention from a Scientometrics perspective. Publishing a high
quality paper in scientific journals is only halfway towards
receiving impact and citation in the future. The rest of the
journey is dependent on disseminating the publications via
proper utilization of the “Research Tools”. This webinar will
provide an overview about “Research Visibility and Impact in
Africa” and introduce some techniques to increase the
visibility and hence the impact of African scientists research
work.
Keywords: H-index, Improve citations, Research tools,
Bibliometrics, Research visibility, Research impact
Research Visibility and Impact Center-(RVnIC)
©2019-2022 Dr. Nader Ale Ebrahim 2

Source: Lantsoght, E. O. (2018). The A-Z of the PhD Trajectory, A Practical Guide for a Successful Journey: Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-
77425-1
Visibility refers to how well
other scientists and/or the
general public know your
research and you as a
researcher.
Visibility

Science
Society
Environment
Culture
Economy
Education
IMPACT ON:
Source: Kim Holmberg (2015) Altmetrics: Measuring the impact of scientific activities, Research Unit for the Sociology of Education, University of Turku
©2019-2022 Dr. Nader Ale Ebrahim
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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:
Source: https://help.altmetric.com/support/solutions/articles/6000060969-how-is-the-altmetric-score-calculated-
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
Open Syllabus 1
Google+ 1

Source: https://www.scimagojr.com/countryrank.php

35
37
51
54
56 57
68
75
80
86
33
47
66
71
79
70
54
88 87
83
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
South
Africa
Egypt Nigeria Tunisia Algeria Morocco Kenya Ethiopia Ghana Tanzania
Publications Rank H index Rank

Source: https://www.scimagojr.com/worldreport.php?w=Africa and https://www.scimagojr.com/worldreport.php

Source: https://www.scimagojr.com/worldreport.php?w=Africa

Increase
Access
Increase
Download
Increase
Citations
Increase
Impact
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Research Tools Mind Map
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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Increasing Visibility and Enhancing Impact of
Research
Source: Bong, Yiibonn and Ale Ebrahim, Nader, Increasing Visibility and Enhancing Impact of Research (April 24, 2017). Asia
Research News 2017. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2959952

Source: Elgendi, M. (2019). Characteristics of a Highly Cited Article: A Machine Learning Perspective. IEEE Access, 7, 87977-87986.
doi:10.1109/ACCESS.2019.2925965
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Preparing for Publication – Writing
• Use a unique name consistently throughout academic careers;
• Use a standardized institutional affiliation and address;
• Repeat key phrases in the abstract while writing naturally;
• Assign keyword terms to the manuscript;
• Use more references;
• Write a longer paper;
• Write a review paper;
• Present a working paper;
Read more: Ale Ebrahim, N., Salehi, H., Embi, M. A., Habibi Tanha, F., Gholizadeh, H., Motahar, S. M., & Ordi, A. (2013).
Effective Strategies for Increasing Citation Frequency. International Education Studies, 6(11), 93-99. doi:
10.5539/ies.v6n11p93

Preparing for Publication – Collaboration &
Journal Selection
• Publish with international authors;
• Publish papers with a Nobel laureates;
• Publish your article in one of the journals everyone in
your discipline reads
• Open Access (OA) has a positive impact on growth of
citations;
• Publish your work in a journal with the highest
number of indexing
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Dissemination 1/2
• Self-archive articles
• Keep your professional web pages and published lists
up to date
• Make your research easy to find, especially for online
searchers
• Deposit paper in Open Access repository
• Contribute to Wikipedia
• Start blogging
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Dissemination 2/2
• Join academic social networking sites
• link your latest published article to your email
signature
• Create a podcast describing the research project and
submit the podcast to YouTube or Vimeo
• Make an online CV.
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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
Thank you

1. Ale Ebrahim, S., Ashtari, A., Pedram, M. Z., & Ale Ebrahim, N. (2019). Publication Trends in Drug Delivery and Magnetic Nanoparticles.
Nanoscale Research Letters, 14(59). doi: https://doi.org/10.1186/s11671-019-2994-y
2. Elaish, M. M., Shuib, L., Ghani, N. A., Mujtaba, G., & Ale Ebrahim, N. (2019). A Bibliometric Analysis of M-Learning from Topic Inception to
2015. International Journal of Mobile Learning and Organisation, 13(1), 91-112. doi: https://doi.org/10.1504/IJMLO.2019.10016605
3. Ghanbari Baghestan, A., Khaniki, H., Kalantari, A., Akhtari-Zavare, M., Farahmand, E., Tamam, E., . . . Danaee, M. (2019). A Crisis in "Open
Access": Should Communication Scholarly Outputs Take 77 Years to Become Open Access? SAGE Open, 9(3), 1-8. doi:
https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244019871044
4. Hussein, M. H., Ow, S. H., Loh, S. C., Thong, M.-K., & Ale Ebrahim, N. (2019). Effects of Digital Game-Based Learning on Elementary Science
Learning: A Systematic Review. IEEE Access, 7(1), 62465-62478. doi: https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2019.2916324
5. Khodabandelou, R., Ale Ebrahim, N., Amoozegar, A., & Mehran, G. (2019). Revisiting Three Decades Of Educational Research In Iran: A
Bibliometric Analysis. Iranian Journal of Comparative Education, 2(1), 1-21. doi:10.22034/ijce.2019.187779.1002
6. Nordin, N., Samsudin, M.-A., Abdul-Khalid, S.-N., & Ale Ebrahim, N. (2019). Firms' sustainable practice research in developing countries:
Mapping the cited literature by Bibliometric analysis approach. International Journal of Sustainable Strategic Management, 7(1/2). doi:
https://doi.org/10.1504/IJSSM.2019.099036
7. Parnianifard, A., Azfanizam, A., Ariffin, M., Ismail, M., & Ale Ebrahim, N. (2019). Recent developments in metamodel based robust black-box
simulation optimization: An overview. Decision Science Letters, 8(1), 17-44. doi: https://doi.org/10.5267/j.dsl.2018.5.004
8. Qadir, K. W., Zafar, Q., Ale Ebrahim, N., Ahmad, Z., Sulaiman, K., Akram, R., & Nazeeruddin, M. K. (2019). A methodical review of the
literature referred to the Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells (DSSCs): bibliometrics analysis and road mapping. Chinese Physics B. doi:
https://doi.org/10.1088/1674-1056/ab4577
9. Ale Ebrahim, S., Ashtari, A., Pedram, M. Z., Sanati-Nezhad, A., & Ale Ebrahim, N. (2020). Publication Trends in Exosomes Nanoparticles for
Cancer Detection. International Journal of Nanomedicine, 15, 4453-4470. doi: https://doi.org/10.2147/IJN.S247210
10. Ale Ebrahim, S., Poshtan, J., Jamali, S. M., & Ale Ebrahim, N. (2020). Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis of Time-Series Classification
using Deep Learning. IEEE Access, 8, 90202 - 90215. doi: https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2020.2993538
11. Mohammadi Ziarani, G., Mohajer, F., Jamali, S. M., & Ale Ebrahim, N. (2020). Quantitative and Qualitative bibliometric scope toward the
Synthesis of Rose Oxide as a Natural Product in perfumery. Current Organic Synthesis, 17(8). doi:
https://doi.org/10.2174/1872208314666200722161044
12. Nordin, N., Khalid, S.-N. A., Samsudin, M. A., & Ale Ebrahim, N. (2020). Bibliometric Analysis of Publication Trends in Family Firms' Social
Capital in Emerging Economies Journal of Entrepreneurship, Business and Economics, 8(1), 144-179. doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.12730967.v1
13. Samsudin, M. A., Jamali, S. M., Zain, A. N. M., & Ale Ebrahim, N. (2020). The Effect of STEM Project Based Learning on Self-Efficacy among
High-School Physics Students. Journal of Turkish Science Education, 17(1), 94-108. doi: https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3574024
14. Yusop, F. D., Ghaffar, F. A., Danaee, M., Firdaus, A., Hamzaid, N. A., Hassan, Z. F. A., . . . Chen, Y. M. (2020). TWO DECADES OF RESEARCH ON
EARLY CAREER FACULTIES (ECFs): A BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF TRENDS ACROSS REGIONS. Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities
(JSSH), 28(1), 325 - 342. doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.12008841.v1
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References
1. Lantsoght, E. O. (2018). The A-Z of the PhD Trajectory, A Practical Guide for a Successful
Journey: Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77425-1
2. Farhadi, Maryam and Salehi, Hadi and Embi, Mohamed Amin and Fooladi, Masood and
Farhadi, Hadi and Aghaei Chadegani, Arezoo and Ale Ebrahim, Nader, Contribution of
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Country’s H-Index (November 10,
2013). Journal of Theoretical and Applied Information Technology, vol. 57, no. 1, 10
November, 2013., Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2352672
3. Gholizadeh, Hossein and Salehi, Hadi and Embi, Mohamed Amin and Danaee,
Mahmoud and Motahar, Seyed Mohammad and Ale Ebrahim, Nader and Habibi, Farid
and Abu Osman, Noor Azuan, Relationship Among Economic Growth, Internet Usage
and Publication Productivity: Comparison Among ASEAN and World's Best Countries
(March 14, 2014). Modern Applied Science, 8(2), 160-170, 2014, doi:
10.5539/mas.v8n2p160, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2411860
4. Kim Holmberg (2015) Altmetrics: Measuring the impact of scientific activities, Research
Unit for the Sociology of Education, University of Turku
5. Bong, Yiibonn and Ale Ebrahim, Nader, Increasing Visibility and Enhancing Impact of
Research (April 24, 2017). Asia Research News 2017. Available at SSRN:
https://ssrn.com/abstract=2959952
6. Elgendi, M. (2019). Characteristics of a Highly Cited Article: A Machine Learning
Perspective. IEEE Access, 7, 87977-87986. doi:10.1109/ACCESS.2019.2925965
7. Ale Ebrahim, N., Salehi, H., Embi, M. A., Habibi Tanha, F., Gholizadeh, H., Motahar, S.
M., & Ordi, A. (2013). Effective Strategies for Increasing Citation Frequency.
International Education Studies, 6(11), 93-99. doi: 10.5539/ies.v6n11p93

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