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Simon Porter @sjcporter.bsky.social · 25m

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!

Digital Science @digital-science.com · 47m

📣 NEWS: Digital Science has made a series of recommendations for Australia’s research future in a report published today into the use of persistent identifiers #PIDs in research.

The report was commissioned by @ardc.edu.au.

🔗 See our announcement: ow.ly/GTSN50X8XjO

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Digital Science @digital-science.com · 47m

📣 NEWS: Digital Science has made a series of recommendations for Australia’s research future in a report published today into the use of persistent identifiers #PIDs in research.

The report was commissioned by @ardc.edu.au.

🔗 See our announcement: ow.ly/GTSN50X8XjO

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Digital Science @digital-science.com · 16h

🚀 Exciting news from our parent company, Holtzbrinck!

They’ve just launched a new AI Hub in San Francisco to drive innovation across science, education, and media.

Read more: holtzbrinck.com/en/media/hol...

#Holtzbrinck #AIHub #Innovation

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Digital Science @digital-science.com · 21h

We look forward to working further with Professor Wang @dashunwang.bsky.social and his team. 🙌

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Digital Science @digital-science.com · 21h

You can read more about SRAD - and request access to it - in Kathryn’s recent post: ow.ly/gTQZ50X8nXa

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Introducing SRAD - Digital Science

Discover SRAD, Digital Science’s new program launched in July 2025, designed to streamline research analytics, offer real‑time data insights, and empower scientists to drive innovation across the open...

ow.ly

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Digital Science @digital-science.com · 21h

If you’re a scientometrics researcher who also wants to access our Dimensions and Altmetric data, please note that we run the Scientometric Researcher Access to Data (SRAD) program, headed by @kowb.bsky.social (Director Scientometrics – Scientometric Researcher Engagement, Digital Science).

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Digital Science @digital-science.com · 21h

“In this way, researchers can use Altmetric and Dimensions data to study how research is funded, communicated, commercialized, and how it makes an impact in the world,” @dwh.bsky.social says.

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Digital Science @digital-science.com · 21h

“At Digital Science, we believe it’s an important part of our role to help the scientometrics community access information it needs to develop open, transparent research indicators.

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Digital Science @digital-science.com · 21h

“This is exactly the kind of collaboration that leads to new ideas and pushes forward the boundaries of how data can be used to enhance the effectiveness of research.

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Digital Science @digital-science.com · 21h

Digital Science CEO Dr Daniel Hook @dwh.bsky.social says: “We’re excited to see Professor Wang leveraging both Dimensions and Altmetric to deliver a high-quality “multifaceted impact analysis framework”.

@dimensions.ai @altmetric.com

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Digital Science @digital-science.com · 21h

Their work has also attracted attention from @nature.com in this news story by science journalist Brian Owens @scibri.com:

doi.org/10.1038/d415...

3/10

Will your study change the world? This AI tool predicts the impact of your research

A tool called Funding the Frontier visualizes all the downstream impacts of funding — and predicts which studies will have the biggest societal impact.

doi.org

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Digital Science @digital-science.com · 21h

Wang’s team, centred at Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management, has described the new tool in a paper published on the arXiv preprint server: doi.org/10.48550/arX...

@kellogginsight.bsky.social

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Funding the Frontier: Visualizing the Broad Impact of Science and Science Funding

Understanding the broad impact of science and science funding is critical to ensuring that science investments and policies align with societal needs. Existing research links science funding to the ou...

doi.org

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Digital Science @digital-science.com · 21h

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🎉 Digital Science congratulates @dashunwang.bsky.social and his team on their development of Funding the Frontier - an innovative prototype that explores the future of analysis to enable better decisions in research, by allowing a user to visualize the impacts of funding.

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Funding the Frontier: Visualizing the Broad Impact of Science and Science Funding

Understanding the broad impact of science and science funding is critical to ensuring that science investments and policies align with societal needs. Existing research links science funding to the ou...

doi.org

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FORM @forumforopen.bsky.social · 22h

We're thrilled to welcome @kargerpublishers.bsky.social & @digital-science.com as our newest sponsors of the 4th Annual Forum for Open Research!🎉

Join us at the forum & be part of the growing movement towards a more open & connected research ecosystem🌐

🔗Register now: shorturl.at/kBST5
#OpenScience

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Digital Science @digital-science.com · 1d

We look forward to seeing research managers & administrators at the ARMA-NL 3rd Annual Conference.

🗓️ Thursday 9 October 2025
📍 Utrecht, the Netherlands 🇳🇱

Digital Science proudly sponsors this event.

🔗 See details: ow.ly/wppz50X8k5F

#ResearchManagement

Digital Science @digital-science.com · 1d

📣 This week: Our webinar with @researchinfo.bsky.social will explain how & why to conduct research integrity checks at scale with @dimensions.ai Author Check API.

🗓️ Thursday 9 October 2025
🕑 2pm BST 🕘 9am EDT

🔗 Don't miss out - register now: event.webcasts.com/starthere.js...

#ResearchIntegrity

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Digital Science @digital-science.com · 2d

⏰ Don't be alarmed - just one more week until applications close for the 2025 Digital Science #CatalystGrant

💡🌱 Apply now for a chance to win up to £25,000.

🌟 Our theme is #DataVisualization #dataviz

🔗 Get your entries in here: https://ow.ly/lkl450X6VoO

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Digital Science @digital-science.com · 6d

🚨 Important update: The deadline for applications to the 2025 Digital Science #CatalystGrant has been extended!

🗓️ New deadline: Monday 13 October 2025.

💡🌱 Your innovative idea for #DataVisualization could win a grant of up to £25,000. #dataviz

🔗 Apply now: https://ow.ly/yenK50X60GY

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Digital Science @digital-science.com · 6d

📢 Generative #AI is transforming how we work and do business. But in the world of #patents, human insight is still essential.

In IFI CLAIMS Patent Services latest interview, Enric Escorsa O'Callaghan explains why we still need human intelligence to guide innovation.

🔗: https://ow.ly/iLg950X5UQU

Digital Science @digital-science.com · 6d

🌟 NEW blog post: #AI in Drug Discovery - insights from experts in the field.

What are the trends, challenges & opportunities shaping innovation in drug discovery & development?

Experts from #pharma & #biotech shared their thoughts with us:

🔗 https://ow.ly/pKtN50X5wSG

AI in Drug Discovery: Key Insights from a Computational Biology Roundtable - Digital Science

Experts from across the pharmaceutical and biotechnology landscape share key trends, challenges, and opportunities for using AI in drug discovery.

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Digital Science @digital-science.com · 7d

🔍 Want to know more about safeguarding your research security? 🔒🔑

Discover how to integrate trusted research security data directly into your systems - thanks to the new Dimensions Research Security API: ow.ly/RpK850X53RC

@dimensions.ai #ResearchSecurity

Digital Science @digital-science.com · 7d

📣 NEW case study. Discover how @sagepub.com uses Dimensions Author Check to:

✔️ strengthen research integrity
✔️ streamline author verification

Sage uses @dimensions.ai Author Check every day - see why: www.dimensions.ai/resources/sa...

#ResearchIntegrity #PublishingEthics

Digital Science @digital-science.com · 8d

📢 New from Research Musings

From Fruit Flies to Silicon Brains 🪰➡️🧠 Juergen Wastl

How biological neural circuits inspire the design of next-gen AI and what fruit flies 🪰 can teach us about building silicon brains.

🔗 Read here: https://ow.ly/MYc350X4qWs

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Digital Science @digital-science.com · 8d

🚨 NEWS: Universities & government agencies can now fully integrate #ResearchSecurity checks & compliance into their workflows, with the new Dimensions Research Security API. 🔒

The new API works at scale with speed and makes reviews defensible.

🔗 See more features: https://ow.ly/iaL650X4fL3

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Digital Science @digital-science.com · 9d

⏰ The countdown is on! Applications for the 2025 Digital Science #CatalystGrant close in one week.

🌟 Are you at the intersection of science, design & data?

💡🌱 Apply now for a chance to win up to £25,000.

🔗 https://ow.ly/f6Lt50X3vOT

#DataVisualization #dataviz

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