TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to detect and describe disciplinary differences in the users and use of several social networking sites by scientists. Design/methodology/approach– Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) (Spanish National Research Council) researchers registered in the most currently relevant academic social network sites (Google Scholar Citations, Academia.edu, ResearchGate (RG) and Mendeley) were analysed. In total, 6,132 profiles were classified according the eight research areas of the CSIC. Findings– Results show that Academia.edu is massively populated by humanists and social scientists, while RG is popular among biologists. Disciplinary differences are observed across every platform. Thus, scientists from the humanities and social sciences and natural resources show a significant activity contacting other members. On the contrary, biologists are more passive using social tools. Originality/value– This is the first study that analyses the disciplinary performance of a same sample of researchers on a varied number of academic social sites, comparing their numbers across web sites.
VL  - 39
IS  - 4
SN  - 1468-4527
DO  - 10.1108/OIR-03-2015-0093
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/OIR-03-2015-0093
AU  - Ortega José Luis
PY  - 2015
Y1  - 2015/01/01
TI  - Disciplinary differences in the use of academic social networking sites
T2  - Online Information Review
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 520
EP  - 536
Y2  - 2024/04/23
ER  -