How does scholarly use of academic social networking sites differ by academic discipline? A case study using ResearchGate

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Highlights：

• User participation and use characteristics vary by discipline in ResearchGate.

• Life sciences & biomedicine has the largest user body with active interactions.

• Positive RG metric and research level correlation applies across disciplines.

• Use characteristics are consistent with information behaviors by disciplines.

摘要

•User participation and use characteristics vary by discipline in ResearchGate.•Life sciences & biomedicine has the largest user body with active interactions.•Positive RG metric and research level correlation applies across disciplines.•Use characteristics are consistent with information behaviors by disciplines.

论文关键词：Disciplinary difference,Research activity level,Academic social networking site,User behavior,Research university

论文评审过程：Received 6 August 2020, Revised 26 October 2020, Accepted 31 October 2020, Available online 19 November 2020, Version of Record 19 November 2020.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ipm.2020.102430