Looking for something to read? Here’s a quick look at what other people are reading on the Impact Blog. This page shows a continually updated list of the past week’s 20 most popular blog posts by readership. We know readership statistics aren’t everything, but it’s a useful place to start!
- How to read and understand a scientific paper: a guide for non-scientists
- Do imposter participants compromise online qualitative research?
- Tracing the origins of ‘publish or perish’
- How to design an award-winning conference poster
- Should we stop using the word ‘stakeholder’ in research?
- Designer Science – Why big brand journals harm research
- Book Review: How the World Really Works: A Scientist’s Guide to Our Past, Present and Future by Vaclav Smil
- What are the most-cited publications in the social sciences (according to Google Scholar)?
- Common policy problems and what researchers can do about them
- 8 common problems with literature reviews and how to fix them
- What exactly is a PhD by publication?
- A DOI is not enough – Can practice research be captured by libraries and archives?
- How to write a killer conference abstract: The first step towards an engaging presentation.
- Hootsuite for academia? How to increase the visibility, downloads and impact of publications using Kudos
- Who, What, Where, When, Why: Using the 5 Ws to communicate your research
- No shame, no blame – How to make retractions work
- Institutional affiliation should not be a requirement for doing research
- How Academia Resembles a Drug Gang
- Visa applications: emotional tax and privileged passports
- New data protection and privacy laws have changed the regulatory landscape for researchers in the Global North