Scientific social networks
Scientific social networks allow researchers worldwide to connect and exchange information about their fields of research. Among the benefits of using these tools are:
- Establish networks with other specialists and become part of a group of researchers with a similar profile.
- Publish scientific content and achieve greater dissemination, visibility and impact of scientific work.
- Access up-to-date information on a specific area.
Three of the most prominent are:
Academia.edu It connects professors and researchers who share the same interests. Each researcher can create their profile, enrich it with their publications, and upload them to the network for viewing and download. The University of La Laguna has a page with all the accounts linked to our institution on this social network (link).
ResearchGate Its aim is to facilitate access to knowledge and increase the visibility of research. Users of this social network can share their work in full text. It features a semantic search engine that allows users to consult databases such as PubMed, CiteSeer, arXiv, BioMed, and the NASA library.
Mendeley It is both a social network and a bibliographic reference manager. This allows researchers to organize their work while collaborating with other scientists and staying up-to-date on the latest publications in their field. The University of La Laguna has an institutional account on Mendeley. You can join by following the instructions you will find there. in this link.
Discover more scientific social networks and detailed information about these three on the blog. Social Media in Research.