<i>Where there’s a will there’s a way</i>: ChatGPT is used more for science in countries where it is prohibited
by Honglin Bao, Mengyi Sun, Misha Teplitskiy
https://doi.org/10.1162/qss_a_00368

Obviously there is a selection bias here, but of US scientists who answered a Poll in the magazine Nature 75% said they were considering emigrating...

Says it all really about the disaster than is unfolding for science in the US.

And remember, an attack on science anywhere is an attack on science everywhere.

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00938-y

#Science #USPol

Building on this topic and expanding on the idea suggested by @kta, I analyzed the number of questions posted on gis.stackexchange.com over the past decade, focusing on the most popular geospatial libraries in #rstats and #python. The cumulative sum of daily questions suggests a close competition between the two, although #python gained popularity during the COVID-19 years.

Code to reproduce — https://gist.github.com/atsyplenkov/adaf4631d8a855924d85fa329c63eb99

@lavaeolus yep, by chrome’s extension it’s works on academia.edu (but doesn’t work on ResearchGate)

@lavaeolus @academicsunite @academicchatter by Zotero?

Two more translations of the Barcelona Declaration have been published!

German translation: https://barcelona-declaration.org/downloads/barcelonadeclaration_deutsch.pdf

Russian translation: https://barcelona-declaration.org/downloads/barcelonadeclaration_russian.pdf

Many thanks to @hauschke and other @tibhannover colleagues for preparing the German translation, and to @dkochetkov for preparing the Russian one.

For the full list of translations, see https://barcelona-declaration.org/translations/.

@leidenmadtrics @cwts my academic journey has been marked by a dynamic transition from geomorphology to the field of scientometrics. There is only one other individual I know of with a similar career trajectory: Vladimir Moskovkin from the former Russian-Ukrainian border. I am proud to see that, with his extensive experience, he has highlighted the significant connection between the father of geomorphology, William Morris Davis, and the father of scientometrics, Eugene Garfield.

Omg, I can’t breathe 🤣

The Irish People's Party poster girl is a RUSSIAN girl living in Saint Petersburg. The photographer who took the shot is from Russia too. The Irish People's Party just bought that photo from Shutterstock.

1. Irish People's Party banner
2. Photographer’s Instagram where she showcases her work
3. The model, Julia Olina

Like, ffs, these fascists failed even to find a nice Irish model for their campaign.

#irishpeoplesparty #mastodaoine #irishelections #irishelections2024

On
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"Results show that for most countries country self-citations have decreased over time. 12 countries, however, exhibit different behavior, with anomalous trends of self-citations. 😱 We argue that these anomalies should be attributed to the aggressive science policies adopted by these countries in recent years, which are all characterized by direct or indirect incentives for citations".

:doi: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0294669

#bibliometrics #scientometrics #citations #ResearchPolicy

Next Tuesday #SorbonneUniversity organizes a highly interesting online event 'Focus on Open Science' https://scholarly.events/chapter-xliii-sorbonne/. Registration is still open!

I will talk about the #OpenEdition of the @cwts #LeidenRanking, to be released next month. @neesjanvaneck

There will also be important discussions about developments toward open research information in France, including the recent decision by #SorbonneUniversity to move from proprietary to open bibliographic databases https://www.sorbonne-universite.fr/en/news/sorbonne-university-unsubscribes-web-science.

December 9, 1842, Pyotr Alexeyevich Kropotkin - anarchist, philosopher, physical geographer & explorer - born #OTD. Based on his observations of glacier-polished rocks in Siberia, he proposed that the #climate changed over time between ice-ages and warm periods 🧊

http://trise.org/2018/01/04/kropotkin-and-climate-change/

Friends don't let friends make shitty data plots!
A great guide to 13 common enemies by @chenxinli2.bsky.social

https://github.com/cxli233/FriendsDontLetFriends

British Academy is doing a cool research funding trial where they randomly allocate small grants, for all applicants above a quality threshold (with advice from @aidybarnett).
Two rounds done & the things that could look promising do: more geographical, ethnic and gender diversity. For more see:

https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/news/promising-results-from-first-year-of-innovative-grant-awarding-trial/

I've been wittering on about the potential value randomisation since before 2011 - it’s great to see it getting tested closer to the mainstream.

https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR139.html

Update. "Non-native English speakers face additional barriers to scientific publishing, from journal guidelines accessible only in English to higher rates of language-related manuscript rejection. Journals, congresses, and others are beginning to offer support ranging from English language mentoring programmes, training, and buddy systems to free AI proofreading tools."
https://thepublicationplan.com/2023/11/07/language-barriers-in-scientific-publishing-how-many-hurdles-are-there/

#Multilingualism #MultilingualResearch

An interesting summary of scientometric data sources and tools https://doi.org/10.31222/osf.io/f2bx3 #Scientometrics #bibliometrics

Now I'm also at the blue place too 👍 @geoexp.bsky.social

Interesting R and Stata package for Panel Data Visualization https://doi.org/10.18637/jss.v107.i07 #stata #rstats #panel

#climate #climatechange

What is the cost of science being conducted in English? @tatsuya_amano &co reveal that non-native English speakers spend more effort than native speakers in conducting scientific activities (reading, writing, preparing presentations...) #PLOSBiology https://plos.io/46Rfptc