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herrison2000.bsky.social @herrison2000.bsky.social · 4d

A conversation about biases in data led me to discover the shocking lack of data into female human sensory data, and this intriguing model that shows a hypothetical female sensory homunculus doi.org/10.1162/leon...

The Missing Female Homunculus

Abstract. The somatosensory homunculus shows an exaggerated human figure that illustrates the proportion of the brain devoted to the sense of touch in each part of the body. Originally based on Wilder...

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herrison2000.bsky.social @herrison2000.bsky.social · Aug 28

hyhahaha, well my thesis is now submitted, so i have some headspace to noodle in the datawebs :)

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herrison2000.bsky.social @herrison2000.bsky.social · Aug 14

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herrison2000.bsky.social @herrison2000.bsky.social · Aug 14

That's just GREAT, you didn't mention my amazing podcasts with Carlos even ONCE and now I'm sulking and my dog is sulking with me

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herrison2000.bsky.social @herrison2000.bsky.social · Jul 18

Thesis now at 56,000 words, I don't want to go beyond 60. I have a list of stuff that needs to be written. I can do this (I just can't do everything else as well 😂)

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herrison2000.bsky.social @herrison2000.bsky.social · May 20

It's been nine years since I worked on Citescore, we didn't do anything about citations from retracted articles then, from memory that dataset wasn't available. Hans Zijlstra is the person who works on it now, I'd like to think that we'll see an annoucement with the next release

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herrison2000.bsky.social @herrison2000.bsky.social · May 20

Frankly, if the JIFs do change, that would be a huge red-flag!

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herrison2000.bsky.social @herrison2000.bsky.social · May 20

My own little "mike drop" moment. As of May 2025, new research is more likely to get attention on Bluesky than X. Me speaking at ISMPP last week #omnichannel #altmetrics #science @ismpp.bsky.social

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Digital Science @digital-science.com · May 16

"As of May, this month, I stand here before you and I tell you: new publications get more attention on Bluesky than X."

—Mike Taylor's drop the mic moment. @herrison2000.bsky.social speaking at ISMPP 2025 in Washington, D.C. @ismpp.bsky.social

@altmetric.com @bsky.app 🦋 #AcademicSky

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herrison2000.bsky.social @herrison2000.bsky.social · May 9

Quick analysis of links to journal articles on Bluesky versus X, we find that (from May 2025 pubs) Bs is now clearly dominant, 77k to 65k. Threads as yet unknown #altmetrics #science

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herrison2000.bsky.social @herrison2000.bsky.social · May 9

"The paucity of rare disease-related publications highlights an urgent need for increasing knowledge on rare diseases through medical literature to better serve patients, their families, and the healthcare professionals who treat them"
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

How many zebras are there now? An updated report on publications on rare diseases in medical literature

Previously, we reported that medical literature on rare diseases was both scarce and mostly inaccessible. In this study, we evaluated changes in the past 5 years. We performed a systematic search o...

www.tandfonline.com

herrison2000.bsky.social @herrison2000.bsky.social · Apr 28

I should have dropped PARADIGM SHIFT and QUANTUM LEAP. But seriously, this was not meant to happen

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herrison2000.bsky.social @herrison2000.bsky.social · Apr 28

That was an epic moment.
A Mike drop.

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Altmetric @altmetric.com · Apr 28

Two-headed Headline Writing Machine @careia.bsky.social and @herrison2000.bsky.social, our resident data wranglers, recently showed up on the Medical Affairs podcast to drop some science on Bluesky versus X formerly Twitter.

In 20 minutes they drop several chunky revelations.

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herrison2000.bsky.social @herrison2000.bsky.social · Apr 28

That was supposed to be between us 😭😭😭😭😂😂😂😂😎😎😎

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herrison2000.bsky.social @herrison2000.bsky.social · Apr 17

Academics largely trust and would recommend Wikipedia pages that include citations to their academic work. New paper published with Kath Burton, Charles Watkinson, Carlos Areia and self in PlosOne today - journals.plos.org/plosone/arti... #altmetrics

Research citations building trust in Wikipedia: Results from a survey of published authors

The use of Wikipedia citations in scholarly research has been the topic of much inquiry over the past decade, however little is known regarding perceived Researchers trustworthiness of Wikipedia citat...

journals.plos.org

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Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · Apr 9

Bluesky has overtaken its flailing rival X in hosting posts related to new academic research, indicating the platform is fast becoming the go-to place for scholars to share their work

#AcademicSky #EduSky

X’s dominance ‘over’ as Bluesky becomes new hub for research

Data indicates more scholars turning to alternative social media site to post about their work after Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover

www.timeshighereducation.com

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herrison2000.bsky.social @herrison2000.bsky.social · Apr 11

Wow, quoted by @timeshighered.bsky.social this morning on the migration from X to Bluesky - www.timeshighereducation.com/news/xs-domi... - you need to register to read, but free

X’s dominance ‘over’ as Bluesky becomes new hub for research

Data indicates more scholars turning to alternative social media site to post about their work after Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover

www.timeshighereducation.com

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herrison2000.bsky.social @herrison2000.bsky.social · Apr 11

There are other populations (e.g. clinicians) that seem stronger on X than BS (very early observation). I think this is a case of early-adopter / creators moving first / and then the audience will follow. (It implies, of course, that re-migration to X is possible, in pursuit of an active audience)

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · Apr 9

'Bluesky has overtaken its flailing rival X in hosting posts related to new academic research, indicating the platform is fast becoming the go-to place for scholars to share their work.'

X’s dominance ‘over’ as Bluesky becomes new hub for research

Data indicates more scholars turning to alternative social media site to post about their work after Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover

www.timeshighereducation.com

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herrison2000.bsky.social @herrison2000.bsky.social · Apr 9

What do the Kardashians do in the lab? Carlos and myself talk up our latest work, "in the lab with the Kardashians", it's about how celebrity boosts impact, from "Postmortum of the Earl of Balcarres" (17th century), through Buffy Studies to more ... kurrent research open.spotify.com/episode/6hwI...

The Kardashian Effect: How Celebrity Culture Influences Research Trends

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herrison2000.bsky.social @herrison2000.bsky.social · Mar 27

"in March 2025, on most days, Bluesky hosts more posts linked to new research than X"
www.altmetric.com/blog/bluesky...

Bluesky

Bluesky is now available in Altmetric as an attention source. Analyze social engagement with a comprehensive view of your research influence.

www.altmetric.com

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herrison2000.bsky.social @herrison2000.bsky.social · Mar 27

Minor edit: "new research"

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herrison2000.bsky.social @herrison2000.bsky.social · Mar 25

Say hi to my fellow doctoral students. I'm late to the game, but submitting this year. I'll send my blog draft to your email, I'm [email protected]

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herrison2000.bsky.social @herrison2000.bsky.social · Mar 25

Posted December last year. The data we're looking at is more-or-less real time, the switch is happening in March 2025. Some days x is on top, sometimes bluesky (for new research). Blog post coming soon.

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