Cardiovascular Research and social media: connecting with researchers, advancing science

Cross border E-Science and Research Partnership: Bridging the Gap Between Science and Media

  E-Science is a tool that helps scientists to store, interpret, analyze and make a network of their data, and it can play a critical role in different aspects of the scientific goals and research. This commentary, under the topic of Cross Border E-Science and Research Partnership: Bridging the Gap between Science and Media,[1] attempts to shed light on E-Science with emphasis on three importa...

Advancing social media in medical education.

Learning as Researchers and Teachers: The Development of a Pedagogical Culture for Social Science Research Methods?

In light of calls to improve the capacity for social science research within UK higher education, this article explores the possibilities for an emerging pedagogy for research methods. A lack of pedagogical culture in this field has been identified by previous studies. In response, we examine pedagogical literature surrounding approaches for teaching and learning research methods that are evide...

A Guide for Social Science Students and Researchers

Social media and research visibility.

Assessing the value of scientific research output, an important component of academic promotion and tenure, is increasingly based on metrics such as the Impact Factor, H-index, and more recently Google Scholar, that attempt to numerically encapsulate an author’s productivity and scholarly impact. The H-index, discussed by AJNR Editor-in-Chief Mauricio Castillo in a 2010 editorial, and an expand...