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
- India’s One Nation One Subscription deal enriches publishers and benefits few
- AI decision making doesn’t need to be explainable, but it should be responsive
- How to design an award-winning conference poster
- Institutional journal lists place an unfair burden on publishers
- What social scientists talk about when they talk about ‘Lived Experience’
- How we make history together – Exhibiting the local aftermath of Grenfell
- The death of the literature review and the rise of the dynamic knowledge map
- Twitter/X has ceased to be a neutral platform it’s time academics let go
- What are the most-cited publications in the social sciences (according to Google Scholar)?
- How to get started with academic Bluesky
- Should we stop using the word “stakeholder” in research?
- Where to start with AI in research management
- Google Scholar is not broken (yet), but there are alternatives
- Is there any alternative to the gamification of academic metrics?
- The responsibility of intellectuals in times of war
- AI can carry out qualitative research at unprecedented scale
- Misinformation is a threat to society – let’s not pretend otherwise
- Book Review: How the World Really Works: A Scientist’s Guide to Our Past, Present and Future by Vaclav Smil
- How to write a killer conference abstract: The first step towards an engaging presentation.
