Evdokimov P et al.
Use of scientific social networking to improve the research strategies of PubMed readers.
BMC Res Notes. 2016;9:113.
PubMed PMID 26892337
Keeping up with journal articles on a daily basis is an important activity of scientists engaged in biomedical research. Usually, journal articles and papers in the field of biomedicine are accessed through the Medline/PubMed electronic library. In the process of navigating PubMed, researchers unknowingly generate user-specific reading profiles that can be shared within a social networking environment. This paper examines the structure of the social networking environment generated by PubMed users. Do read the full paper – it does sound exciting!
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