A study of the use of Academic Social Networks by researchers in Japan
| Project/Area Number |
19K14262
|
|---|
| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
|
| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
|---|
| Review Section |
Basic Section 09050:Tertiary education-related
|
|---|
| Research Institution | Nagasaki University |
|---|
Principal Investigator |
Mason Shannon 長崎大学, 教育学部, 准教授 (90756181)
|
|---|
| Project Period (FY) |
2019-04-01 – 2023-03-31
|
| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2022)
|
| Budget Amount *help |
¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥390,000 (Direct Cost: ¥300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥90,000)
|
|---|
| Keywords | Researcher / Development / Internationalisation / Network / Collaboration / Academic Social Networks / Research dissemination / Researcher development / Research collaboration / Networking / Scholarly Publishing / Scholarly publishing / bibliometrics / scientometrics / social networking / collaboration / research dissemination / researcher development / Academic publishing / Academic networking / Higher education |
|---|
| Outline of Research at the Start |
This study explores the use of international Academic Social Networks (ASNs), such as Researchgate, by researchers in Japan. Understanding the types of researchers who use ASNs, and the benefits and challenges they derive from them, can help to better understand how they may be effectively used to increase international relationships and collaboration opportunities for researchers in Japan, and thus assist in the internationalization process of Japanese universities.
|
| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
In this research, I investigated the use of Academic Social Networks (ASNs) by researchers in Japan, as one potential set of tools to promote international collaboration and engagement. In the first phase of the study, I looked at the use of different ASNs in one area of Japan, and determined that ASNs are not regaularly used by researchers in Japan. However, it was found that ResearchGate (RG) was the most well-known. In the second phase of the study, we looked at how researchers in Japan use RG for accessing international literature, sharing research, and networking. Particularly, we found that the networking function of this tool was underutilized. In the final phase of the study, a series of 9 online videos was developed to support researchers in Japan who wish to use ASNs as part of their internationalisation.
|
| Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
この研究は、世界中の研究者と共同研究するという研究者へのプレッシャーが高まっている時代において、日本の研究者の国際化に貢献します。
|
Report
(5 results)
Research Products
(4 results)
