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Simon Porter @sjcporter.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

We need to talk about better metadata in Crossref and DataCite. ROR id, ORCIDs, the lot. In an age of AI bots that attack our open infrastructure, we also need to discuss whether papering over the gaps with industrial grade website scraping is appropriate or sustainable.

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DataCite @datacite.org · 04/02/2026

DataCite’s public data file is now available in the Dimensions BigQuery Lab through a partnership with @digital-science.com! Explore & analyze metadata for 100M+ research outputs and resources—open by default and free to access on Google BigQuery. doi.org/10.5438/p8kv... #OpenInfrastructure

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DataCite Partners with Digital Science to Host Public Data File on Google BigQuery - DataCite

DataCite’s public data file is now available in the Dimensions BigQuery Lab through a partnership with Digital Science, making it easier for users to explore and analyze metadata for more than 100 mil...

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Veronique Kiermer @verokiermer.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

10 years since CRediT was introduced, >20% adoption (of full text in Dimensions). Now, we need to build on this to comprehensively integrate CRediT in metadata and make sure the taxonomy evolves to remain fit for purpose. doi.org/10.1038/d415... W/ @sjcporter.bsky.social Liz Allen Ruth Whitman

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A ten-year drive to credit authors for their work — and why there’s still more to do

Information about the roles of each author of a paper can help to build trust, integrity and responsible research assessment. Coordinated efforts are needed to consolidate progress.

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Digital Science @digital-science.com · 27/11/2025

Today we give thanks for non-traditional research outputs (NTROs) & the repositories where they're found. 🙌 Let's celebrate by revisiting the Altmetric Top 25 compiled by our VP of Research Futures, Simon Porter. Why are these #NTROs capturing public attention? 🔗 ow.ly/QRnP50XyFL6

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ORCID @orcid.org · 20/10/2025

🎤 Join @sjcporter.bsky.social, VP of Research Futures at @digital-science.com, for an Ask Me Anything on exploring ORCID's Public Data File in Google BigQuery. Bring your questions! 🔗 Register: linktr.ee/orcid_org #ORCID #ORCIDEvents #DigitalScience #PublicData

Ask Me Anything
Exploring ORCID's Public Data File in Google Big Query

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ORCID @orcid.org · 15/10/2025

📊 ORCID's Public Data File is now easier to explore on Google BigQuery! Join @sjcporter.bsky.social of @digital-science.com to see how open data can drive new insights in research. 🔗 Sign up: linktr.ee/orcid_org

Ask Me Anything Exploring ORCID's PDF in GBQ

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Digital Science @digital-science.com · 14/10/2025

🌟 We're excited to be at International Data Week (IDW) in Brisbane, Australia (13-16 October) - because at Digital Science, we believe in data for positive change. 🙌 #IDW2025 📸 @hahnel.org @sjcporter.bsky.social @anavangulick.bsky.social #DataPositiveChange #RDAPlenary25 #SciDataCon @ardc.edu.au

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Simon Porter @sjcporter.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

This continues to be an extremely rewarding project to work on. Looking forward to the discussions it provokes, especially in person at #IDW2025 and #eResAU2025!

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Digital Science @digital-science.com · 28/07/2025

🔍 Trust in research is essential - but how do we build it? This new blog post for @orcid.org co-authored by @sjcporter.bsky.social emphasizes how ORCID addresses the “two key dimensions of trust”. #ResearchIntegrity 👉 See the call to action for scholarly publishers: info.orcid.org/scholarly-pu...

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Digital Science @digital-science.com · 02/07/2025

📣 We're pleased to share that research now published in @plosone.org highlights the importance of @dimensions.ai’s inclusive & diverse database of the world’s published knowledge. 🌐 🔗 doi.org/10.1371/jour... Authors: @simonvbellen.bsky.social, @juancommander.scholcommlab.ca & @lariviev.bsky.social

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Simon Porter @sjcporter.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

We've just released the Australian National Persistent Identifier (PID) Benchmarking Toolkit for consultation. Next we will be extending the report with worked benchmarking examples, and we'd love your feedback. Is the toolkit likely to meet Australia's needs? Does it focus on the right identifiers?

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Anna Abalkina @abalkina.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

What is AI’s impact on paper mill production? Using the example of a single paper mill with 200+ papers, we can see a significant increase in 2024. There is clear evidence of ChatGPT use: a large number of short sections, bullet points, and AI-typical literature review. #papermills

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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

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ORCID @orcid.org · 19/03/2025

In a world where political shifts disrupt the research landscape, ORCID's mission remains steadfast. Our commitment to supporting researchers and their work is unwavering. Read more on our latest blog: info.orcid.org/orcid-still-...

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ORCID: Still Persistent, Still Independent

In this blog post, we reflect on the progress we’ve made at ORCID, and how we've remained true to the vision set forth in our earliest days.

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Digital Science @digital-science.com · 17/03/2025

🌟 Key takeaway 1: It's now easy to access #ORCiD data with Google BigQuery; we can enhance Dimensions data. 🙌 @orcid.org Find out more in this Research Musings post from @helenedraux.bsky.social & @sjcporter.bsky.social - available now on Substack. 🔗 researchmusings.substack.com/p/blooming-r...

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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

Research data bites: 16.

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ORCID @orcid.org · 06/03/2025

🔍 You may be familiar with our annual Public Data File that we publish every October. But now, we've... www.shorturl.ma/zWIJG?utm_campaign=…

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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

Research data bite 15.

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Mark Rubin @markrubin.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

“We should embrace a plurality of OS [open science] practices reflecting the value schemes of different scientific communities, rather than promoting acontextual ‘best practices’.”

Open science is good for both epistemic and social reasons, but in nonobvious ways, it can have detrimental epistemic side effects. Drawing on case studies and the social epistemology of science, I show how practices intended to increase transparency, communication, and information sharing in science can backfire. We should not reject Open Science, just implement it carefully. I argue that we can do so by treating openness as a governing value in science, and thus, that our pursuit of openness needs to be balanced against our pursuit of the whole scheme of values that govern science.

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Joseph Simpson @vrhermit.com · 21/12/2024

We can combine Anchor Entity and Spatial Tracking Session if we need to track collisions between our hands and other scene entities. stepinto.vision/example-code...

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ICSSI @icssi.org · 23/11/2024

Hello Bluesky! We are ICSSI: The 2025 International Conference on the Science of Science and Innovation Save the date! 🗓️ JUNE 16-18, 2025 ✍️ in beautiful Copenhagen, Denmark www.icssi.org

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Leslie McIntosh @mcintold.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Finally published! Identifying authorship-for-sale enterprises with co-author @sjcporter.bsky.social This is one type of nefarious network pattern we have discovered populating parascience literature. doi.org/10.1038/s415...

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Identifying fabricated networks within authorship-for-sale enterprises - Scientific Reports

Scientific Reports - Identifying fabricated networks within authorship-for-sale enterprises

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Altmetric @altmetric.com · 03/12/2024

BLUESKY MEGA-THREAD Altmetric is thrilled and also LITERALLY RELIEVED to officially announce: We are now tracking research attention as it happens on Bluesky! We have been picking up posts on the site since late Oct. Our team is on Bluesky all day answering questions. Let's get into it!

Blueksy Mentions are now in Altmetric.

It's been 84 years meme

#AcademicSky #HigherEd #MedSky #HMSky #Altmetrics #Medlibs #Metascience

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Simon Porter @sjcporter.bsky.social · 10/04/2024

Our love letter to metadata, and the stories that you tell with the smallest traces of information #reseachpolicy #scientometrics

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