The Impact of Boundary Spanning Scholarly Publications and Patents Authors: Xiaolin Shi, me, Belle Tseng, Gavin Clarkson Background Human knowledge and innovation are recorded in two media: scholarly publication and patents. These records not only document a new scientific insight
the paperless office arrived e…
the paperless office arrived eventually. is the bookless home next?
@zaneselvans Probably one woul…
@zaneselvans Probably one would not do that if it wasn’t appropriately rewarded — i.e. citing carefully within field gets you more cites
@zaneselvans Not sure. In the …
@zaneselvans Not sure. In the social sciences you tend to write far longer intros, making sure to acknowledge all the appropriate folk…
our paper on the impact of int…
our paper on the impact of interdisciplinary citations is out: http://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0006547
Tomorrow’s professor & Prof. Hacker
There are two blogs on academic productivity/best practices that I follow. Tomorrow’s professor usually covers things academically (in detail, with references, etc.), Prof. Hacker is quite a bit more random but hits on just as many intriguing topics. For example,
Reading books
This summer I read a real book. “Expert Political Judgment” by Philip Tetlock. By read, I mean that I got through Chapters 1-5, leaving Chapters 6 and 7, as well as the methodological and technical appendices, for another lifetime. Sure