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A study of the use of Academic Social Networks by researchers in Japan

Research Project

Project/Area Number 19K14262
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Review Section Basic Section 09050:Tertiary education-related
Research InstitutionNagasaki 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)
KeywordsResearcher / 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)
  • 2022 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2021 Research-status Report
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (4 results)

All 2020 Other

All Journal Article (2 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results,  Peer Reviewed: 2 results) Remarks (2 results)

  • [Journal Article] A ResearchGate-way to an international academic community?2020

    • Author(s)
      Mason Shannon、Sakurai Yusuke
    • Journal Title

      Scientometrics

      Volume: 126 Issue: 2 Pages: 1149-1171

    • DOI

      10.1007/s11192-020-03772-3

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Adoption and usage of Academic Social Networks: a Japan case study2020

    • Author(s)
      Mason Shannon
    • Journal Title

      Scientometrics

      Volume: 122 Issue: 3 Pages: 1751-1767

    • DOI

      10.1007/s11192-020-03345-4

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report 2019 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Remarks] Using ResearchGate to build ...

    • URL

      https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpBrZuKCHAuO2A8VmssfFja887qkfKhDa

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks] 研究者としての国際的な知名度を構築するためのResearchGateの活用 [日本語字幕]

    • URL

      https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpBrZuKCHAuOubFGgt_LGRPzy30GRiMki

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2019-04-18   Modified: 2024-01-30  

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