Woke up to a pretty cool milestone: 1,000 citations! 📈

Actually 1,001, so thanks to whoever pushed me over the edge! It’s one thing to publish research, but knowing it’s actually reaching others in the field is the real win. 🔬🙌

#AcademicChatter #ResearchImpact #Scholar #MedicalResearch #Wroclaw #Science

Woah. An interesting, leftfield paper exploring Google Scholar metrics as wearable tech. Intrigued? Read more below! 😀

StatCounter: A Longitudinal Study of a Portable Scholarly Metric Display https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2602.15413 #GoogleScholar #ResearchImpact #metrics #bibliometrics #PreDis2026 #citations

From ‘research impact’ to ‘research value’: a new approach to support research for societal benefit – InfoDoc MicroVeille

What happens when AI becomes emotionally close? 🤖💙

At #SaferInternetDay 2026, over 50,000 students discussed “KI and me. In künstlicher Beziehung.”

Psychologist Paula Ebner explained why bonding with chatbots feels natural 🧠–and why we must stay aware of data, design, and corporate interests ⚖️

Digital intimacy needs reflection, research & responsibility.

How do you see AI companions evolving?

#DigitalIntimacy #AIethics #MediaEducation #Psychology #ResearchImpact

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2) These findings reveal how widespread pharmaceutical use can create chronic risks for keystone scavengers and highlights the importance of expanded monitoring open data sharing and collaborative science to support effective vulture conservation. 🔎

🔗 https://gbif.link/vulture-data-use

#DataUseSummary #ResearchImpact #BiodiversityData

Keep calm and carrion: data models predict vulture exposure risk to contaminants

Widespread use of veterinary pharmaceuticals results in persistent, low-level toxic exposure in vultures

🦑 Rough seas ahead for commercial squid species

Greenhouse gases are expected to alter ocean properties, but a recent study hypothesized that squids may benefit from climate change through expanded ranges and abundances. 🔎

Researchers modeled distributions for 12 squid species using GBIF, OBIS and climate data, but results showed regional variation across species.

Read more: 🔗https://gbif.link/science_review_no.12

#ScienceReview #DataUse #ResearchImpact

Survey on #AI Awareness, Understanding, and Perceptions for Research and Innovation across the #MSCA community!

👉You can complete the survey at https://mariecuriealumni.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4Ttn7skVPO8Whf0

#OpenScience #ResearchImpact #EUResearch #PolicyInsights #OpenAIRE

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Socio-economic status continues to have a strong influence on children’s educational outcomes in Germany, according to a recent study by the Cluster of Excellence ECONtribute at the Universities of Bonn and Cologne. 🎓📊📚🏫

https://uni.koeln/3XAP5

#EducationResearch #SocialInequality #EducationalOutcomes #HigherEducation #ResearchImpact #ECONtribute #ScienceCommunication

Africa: Measures of Academic Value Overlook African Scholars Who Make a Local Impact - Study: [The Conversation Africa] Academics today, around the world, are confined by the way their research output is measured. Indicators that count the number of times their work is cited by other academics, and the relative prestige of journals that publish their papers, determine everything: from career… http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TQCj5z #Africa #AcademicValue #ResearchImpact #AfricanScholars #HigherEducation

The #MarieSkłodowskaCurieActions have been shaping Europe’s research landscape since 1996, supporting almost 150,000 researchers and fostering international, interdisciplinary and intersectoral collaboration.

A new Marie Curie Alumni report assesses their impact on excellence, innovation and brain circulation, and offers strategic recommendations for the future of EU R&I.

🔗 Read it here https://www.mariecuriealumni.eu/publications/books/mcaa-policy-studies/impact-marie-sklodowska-curie-actions-msca

#MSCA #OpenScience #ResearchImpact #OpenAIRE