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Juergen Wastl

@jwastl.bsky.social
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@Digital Science: All things research evaluation | global challenges & SDG; Own ideas, thoughts and analysis at researchmusings.substack.com

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Digital Science @digital-science.com · 17/08/2026
The Department of War has ordered 30 academic institutions to audit foreign research collaborations by August 31. @dimensions.ai Research Security can help any institution respond to these kinds of audits! 🔗 bit.ly/4xM3IRa
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Research security - Digital Science
Safeguard your research programs against foreign influence with Dimensions Research Security.
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MetaROR @metaror.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
👏 A big thank you to our authors (@helenedraux.bsky.social, Briony Fane, @dwh.bsky.social, @jwastl.bsky.social, @pslewis.bsky.social, Molly Morgan Jones, Pablo Roblero, @jameswilsdon.bsky.social), reviewers, and editors ( @aidybarnett.bsky.social, Kathryn Zeiler) for their contributions
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Digital Science @digital-science.com · 26/09/2025
The biggest threat to U.S. leadership in #AI isn't speed - it's security. As Juergen Wastl writes for Nextgov, America’s blind spot in the AI race is #ResearchSecurity. Weak safeguards risk exposing IP, sensitive data & strategic capabilities. 🔗 Read his article: ow.ly/o7LZ50X2LGQ
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Digital Science @digital-science.com · 11/09/2025
📣 NEW in Research Musings: With #ORCID reaching 10 million active users, @jwastl.bsky.social takes us on a journey from @orcid.org's infancy to maturity. 🆔 And he has a personal story to tell about the "researcher’s passport across time". #AcademicSky 🔗 researchmusings.substack.com/p/orcid-and-...
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Digital Science @digital-science.com · 29/08/2025
🏛️ Blog posts of the week: @jwastl.bsky.social evaluates the German research landscape along East/West lines. 🇩🇪 What do the publication & citation trends reveal, and which institutions are having #ResearchImpact? 🔗 See his latest Research Musings post: researchmusings.substack.com/p/germany-re...
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Kathryn Weber-Boer @kowb.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
Louder, for those in the back! journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
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Scholarly publishing’s hidden diversity: How exclusive databases sustain the oligopoly of academic publishers
Global scholarly publishing has been dominated by a small number of publishers for several decades. This paper revisits the data on corporate control of scholarly publishing by analyzing the relative ...
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Digital Science @digital-science.com · 16/06/2025
🚨Interactive map alert! In her new Research Musings post, Hélène Draux tackles a critical issue impacting the integrity of the scholarly record. "One surname, many researchers: Mapping name ambiguity in global co-authorship." 🌐 🔗 See it here: researchmusings.substack.com/p/one-surnam...
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Juergen Wastl @jwastl.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
fullheartily agree: @danielle4wellbeing.bsky.social's post nails it. Your horse is not giving you a hard time. It is having a hard time. open.substack.com/pub/equilibr...
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Your horse is not giving you a hard time. It is having a hard time.
The response to suffering is empathy.
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Juergen Wastl @jwastl.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Here my latest post with thoughts on what has happened, may happen and what should happen for #research and #researchpolicy in the realms of #geopolitics researchmusings.substack.com/p/on-researc...
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On research: A present past, and tense future
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Juergen Wastl @jwastl.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Excellent piece by my colleague @mcintold.bsky.social in her #forensic #scientometrics substack on "Science Manipulations: Myths and Truths"https://open.substack.com/pub/fosci/p/science-manipulations-myths-and-truths?r=4go78w&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
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Science Manipulations: Myths and Truths
When people hear about the messier side of science, they often push back (still). Not necessarily because they don’t believe...
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Juergen Wastl @jwastl.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Finally, our research musings meet @altmetric.com - @helenedraux.bsky.social highlights how real breakthroughs rest on decades of work and why we need metrics that reflect that full lineage, not just one article. based on an interesting example: researchmusings.substack.com/p/the-long-r...
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The long road to NM102: a case study in scientific persistence
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Juergen Wastl @jwastl.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Here our piece ( @digital-science.com together with Peter Kolarz from Research On Research Institute (@rorinstitute.bsky.social)) on how Funders themselves need scrutiny if we want fair, unbiased decisions and a healthy research ecosystem.
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Juergen Wastl @jwastl.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Excellent inaugural post by @helenedraux.bsky.social and @kowb.bsky.social for the new series on #research #metrics highlighting disciplinary trend and focus - and kudos for sharing the code for #reproducibility
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Juergen Wastl @jwastl.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
I just recently came across the IDGs (Inner Development Goals) - what are these and how do these complement the SDG Agenda to lead to a more sustainable Future - here my latest musing on substack: researchmusings.substack.com/p/inner-deve...
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Inner Development Goals: A New Compass for a Sustainable Future?
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Juergen Wastl @jwastl.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
I just recently came across the IDGs (Inner Development Goals) - what are these and how do these complement the SDG Agenda to lead to a more sustainable Future - here my latest musing on substack: researchmusings.substack.com/p/inner-deve...
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Inner Development Goals: A New Compass for a Sustainable Future?
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Juergen Wastl @jwastl.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
One day I will go there - never made it to Hay-on-Wye!
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Digital Science @digital-science.com · 31/03/2025
📣 Just released: A report on the impact of the UKRI Trustworthy Autonomous Systems (TAS) Hub on the international research community, using @dimensions.ai data. Co-authored by @helenedraux.bsky.social @jwastl.bsky.social & Prof. Gopal Ramchurn. 🔗 It's on @figshare.com here: doi.org/10.6084/m9.f...
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Juergen Wastl @jwastl.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Latest research musing by @helenedraux.bsky.social on “Mapping the margins: visibility of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences in Dimensions by @digital-science.com. researchmusings.substack.com/p/mapping-th...
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Mapping the margins: visibility of Humanities and Social Sciences in Dimensions
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Altmetric @altmetric.com · 27/03/2025
THREAD The numbers are in. @bsky.app research sharing volumes vs X Formerly Twitter In March 2024, on most days, Bluesky hosts more posts linked to research published in 2025 than X. By quite a lot. Release the Kraken... #AcademicSky #HigherEd #Altmetrics 1/11
Butterflies on a blue sky
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therealstephfox.bsky.social @therealstephfox.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Fraud, Blackmail, and the Weaponization of Integrity. Also a cat named after a fruit. open.substack.com/pub/fosci/p/... @fauxsci.bsky.social
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Fraud, Blackmail, and the Weaponization of Integrity
When Guardians of Science Face Retaliation
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equilibrium4wellbeing @danielle4wellbeing.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Today is International Day of Happiness! This year’s theme is Caring and Sharing, emphasising the power of Compassion and Kindness #happiness #kindness
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Juergen Wastl @jwastl.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
on international #happiness day, what do happy #Disney songs and #AI classification have in common (through the lens of #academia)? Find out by the latest musing of my @digital-science.com colleague @helenedraux.bsky.social in : researchmusings.substack.com/p/a-whole-ne...
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A whole new (research) world: AI-based classification of Disney songs into academic fields
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Mark Hahnel @hahnel.org · 18/03/2025
This is cool from Digital Science Catalyst winner postpub.net
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Juergen Wastl @jwastl.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Now that @orcid.org public data file, already on @figshare.com , is also openly on Google BigQuery @digital-science.com , my colleagues @helenedraux.bsky.social and @sjcporter.bsky.social had a first look at things - interesting insights at researchmusings.substack.com/p/blooming-r...
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Blooming research profiles: cultivating identity with ORCiD and Dimensions
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Digital Science @digital-science.com · 12/03/2025
Digital Science is delighted to be back in Regensburg, Germany, where we're sponsoring the #FORTRAMA e.V. Annual Conference. 🗓️ 12-14 March 2025 At FORTRAMA25, we're also ready to discuss our solutions Dimensions, @altmetric.com, @figshare.com & @symplectic.co.uk. Say hi to us in the foyer. 😃
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Digital Science @digital-science.com · 06/03/2025
We're excited to share @orcid.org's news that Digital Science is hosting the ORCiD 2024 Public Data File on Dimensions Google Big Query! This makes the Public Data File, containing millions of records, easily available for exploration & analysis. 🔗 Find out more: info.orcid.org/orcid-partne...
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Juergen Wastl @jwastl.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
"...referring to the coastal waters of the US and Mexico, you could call it Gulf Coast for the US portion, and Atlantic coast of Mexico. Or you could talk about the specific states of the US and of Mexico that you'll be off the coast of." Proves my point researchmusings.substack.com/p/the-gulf-o...
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The Gulf of America and the Shifting Landscape of Global Research
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Juergen Wastl @jwastl.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
quote:" if your work sites are at the seafloor in the deepest part of the Gulf of Mexico, you could say that your locations are in the Sigsbee Deep. If you are by the Yucatán peninsula, Cuba, and Florida, you might use Yucatán channel, Campeche Bank, and the south Florida continental shelf. (2/3)
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Juergen Wastl @jwastl.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
... and it is on: Just came across this very example (Gulf of America/Gulf of Mexico) posted yesterday under "Should I conform to problematic government-endorsed language when grant-writing?" (1/3) academia.stackexchange.com/questions/21...
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Should I conform to problematic government-endorsed language when grant-writing?
I'm writing a grant proposal for a major federal foundation in the United States. The research project involves field work between Latin America and the United States. Specifically, the field sites...
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Juergen Wastl @jwastl.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
...and here the German version that I grew up with: "Der Brockhaus in 26 Bänden"
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Juergen Wastl @jwastl.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
This post began on a train when I heard someone point out Google Maps' different labels for the "Gulf of Mexico/America." It got me thinking about frequent name changes, evolving metadata standards, impact on scientometric research, and accessibility researchmusings.substack.com/p/the-gulf-o...
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The Gulf of America and the Shifting Landscape of Global Research
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Digital Science @digital-science.com · 03/03/2025
📣 NEW on the Research Musings Substack: What impact does "Gulf of America" have on research? @jwastl.bsky.social writes that when it comes to metadata, we need to bridge the gap (...or gulf?) between different names of geographical areas. 🔗 Read now: researchmusings.substack.com/p/the-gulf-o...
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Juergen Wastl @jwastl.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
It started as a piece about geographic names changes, but it also reflects about metadata standards, what these mean for research, and how to overcome discrepancies. Data provision and accessability is more acute than ever
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Philip Lewis @pslewis.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
If you are thinking about global (dis)order this morning then do think about sending @britishacademy.bsky.social a short abstract with CV of your idea for a discussion paper by 14 April www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/internationa...
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Call for Discussion Papers: Global (Dis)Order
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Juergen Wastl @jwastl.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Thanks- Excellent app and useful insights!
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Symplectic @symplectic.co.uk · 27/02/2025
Do you use Symplectic Elements to underpin your Public Profiles? We’re adding more ways to explore research at a glance with these two new features. 🔹 Abstracts now display on public profiles 🔹 AI-powered summaries provide quick takeaways What does this mean for you? A thread! 🧵
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a referee says let 's keep this brief in front of a crowd
ALT: a referee says let 's keep this brief in front of a crowd
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equilibrium4wellbeing @danielle4wellbeing.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Introducing my approach to wellbeing #mindfulness #embodiment @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2024/05/28/m...
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Mental Health Awareness Mondays - Better Mental Health through Embodiment - The Scholarly Kitchen
In this Mental Health Mondays post, we look at the construct of embodiment and practices within it that create a symbiotic relationship between embodied experiences and psychological flourishing.
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Hélène Draux @helenedraux.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Oh, looks like @theguardian.com confirms (www.theguardian.com/education/20... ) the phenomenon that was the start of my latest musing researchmusings.substack.com/p/the-unreli.... Hopefully UK students know how much truth there is in the answers they are getting and how changing that is..
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UK universities warned to ‘stress-test’ assessments as 92% of students use AI
Survey of 1,000 students shows ‘explosive increase’ in use of generative AI in particular over past 12 months
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Juergen Wastl @jwastl.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
new research musing focussing on #AI fables and fake book authoring by my colleague @helenedraux.bsky.social - one wonders what else can be hallucinated by #genAI... A Nobel Prize, anyone?
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Juergen Wastl @jwastl.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
👏 great you capture it!
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Juergen Wastl @jwastl.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
4 weeks after preprint "Understanding the importance of SHAPE to the UK research ecosystem" by @britishacademy.bsky.social, @jameswilsdon.bsky.social , and @digital-science.com I checked Bluesky reach on @altmetric.com: Phenomenal with an upper bound of 121550 followers! doi: doi.org/10.48550/arx...
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Juergen Wastl @jwastl.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Great day out at @cern.bsky.social !
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Juergen Wastl @jwastl.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
FYI @altmetric.com : not kidding re Nostradamus capabilities of mine - I got a 'Nostradamus Award' by Pete Hedges at the Research Strategy Office back in the day about 10 years ago predicting questions and key points in a REF consultation by HEFCE. ;-)
certificate like picture with the image of Nostradamus and awardee's name as a Nostradamus award in honour of predicting questions in a HEFCE consultation
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Juergen Wastl @jwastl.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
I forgot to mention and compile all numbers for Stephen Hawking in one place: He has a Bacon number of 2, his Erdős number is 4, his publications have 0 flagged publications & no network flag, and 4 co-authors of his have flagged publications in @digital-science.com Dimensions Author Check.
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Juergen Wastl @jwastl.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
@altmetric.com just wait for the recording of the (German) interview with @univie.ac.at Library conplementing my talk. More of my Nostradamus abilities on AI in #researchevaluation and #education
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Juergen Wastl @jwastl.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
Great to see @darwincollegecam.bsky.social here!
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Juergen Wastl @jwastl.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
@digital-science.com Author Check offers quick views of researcher and their networks, emphasizing #researchintegrity. Like an academic IMDb, it reveals collaborations and helps uphold rigor, transparency, and trust in scientific progress. see at @fosci.bsky.social fosci.substack.com/p/author-che...
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Author Check: The IMDb of the Research World
Hardly a movie or TV series goes by without that nagging question: “Where have I seen that face before?
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Mark Hahnel @hahnel.org · 11/02/2025
The reviewer paradox: more publications, fewer peers? researchmusings.substack.com/p/the-review...
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The reviewer paradox: more publications, fewer peers?
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Digital Science @digital-science.com · 06/02/2025
Can we measure the impact of political ideology on research? Yes! By analyzing publications data in Dimensions. Senior Data Scientist @helenedraux.bsky.social writes, "The politics of genetics: how ideology shaped science in the former Soviet Union". 🔗 researchmusings.substack.com/p/the-politi...
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The politics of genetics: how ideology shaped science in the former Soviet Union
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Altmetric @altmetric.com · 06/02/2025
Remarkably, @helenedraux.bsky.social of @digital-science.com published this at the same time as our thread on the survival of bad ideas against evidence. This one was politically and geographically ring-fenced. Lysenko and beyond: researchmusings.substack.com/p/the-politi...
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The politics of genetics: how ideology shaped science in the former Soviet Union
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