Social Networks

Site Do not use professionally Curiosity only In case contacted Track metrics Discover jobs Discover peers Discover recommended papers Contact peers Post (work) content Share links to authored content Actively discuss research Comment on research Follow discussions Number of respondents
Twitter 21 11 21 9 16 42 40 25 47 36 23 40 49 330
Facebook 56 6 8 1 1 8 8 10 21 14 5 14 17 340
LinkedIn 7 16 68 7 38 37 10 34 22 12 5 7 18 389
ResearchGate 4 18 68 33 13 40 34 29 35 31 8 14 23 1589
Academia.edu 10 13 63 28 11 35 35 25 39 26 4 8 14 283
Mendeley 12 21 20 11 2 14 34 6 10 24 2 3 7 198
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