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Analyzing the follower–followee ratio to determine user characteristics and institutional participation differences among research universities on ResearchGate
Abstract
This study aims to examine how the follower–followee ratio determines user characteristics on the academic social networking site ResearchGate (RG) and to examine institutional participation differences among research universities. It uses the follower–followee ratio as the categorization measure for grouping 87,083 RG users from 61 U.S. universities, in three research activity levels as determined by The Carnegie Classification of Institutions...
Paper Details
Title
Analyzing the follower–followee ratio to determine user characteristics and institutional participation differences among research universities on ResearchGate
Published Date
Jan 20, 2018
Journal
Volume
115
Issue
1
Pages
299 - 316
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