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25 posts.
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Who else is on your Google Scholar profile?
A practical guide to cleaning up your Google Scholar profile: remove a namesake's papers, add back your own missing or split records, and fix attribution so search and AI credit the right author.
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The narrative CV that stands out: what funders actually read
More funders now ask for a narrative CV instead of a publication list. The official guidance tells you the four boxes to fill. Here is how to make each one land with specific evidence.
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A reviewer looks you up before they score you. What do they find?
Grant and fellowship reviewers look you up mid-review. Run this pre-submission visibility check: does your best work surface for their query, is your Scholar profile disambiguated, and does your own page block the AI they ask?
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The 20-minute visibility self-audit (no tools, no dashboard)
A do-it-yourself, four-check visibility audit any researcher can run in twenty minutes: what ChatGPT and Perplexity say about you, whether Google Scholar merged your records, and whether your pages block AI crawlers.
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How does your work end up cited on Wikipedia? Not by you.
Getting cited on Wikipedia is an AI-visibility asset, because Wikipedia is one of the most heavily weighted sources behind large language models. But you can't add your own work: self-citation is a conflict of interest. The way to get there runs through other editors.
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Your preprint is live. That is not the same as being read
Preprints are linked to roughly 36% more citations and 49% more online attention, but those studies are observational. Here is why posting is not the same as being read, and what actually closes the gap: findability.
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The cold email that gets a reply from a busy researcher
How to write a cold email a busy researcher will actually answer. Real before-and-after teardowns, plus the honesty line most people skip.
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Cold Email Templates for Academic Networking
Access high-conversion academic networking email templates designed to help researchers build genuine co-author relationships and scale citation loops.
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How to Write an Academic Press Release That Gets Picked Up
Learn how to translate dense scientific papers into an academic press release that captures journalist attention and builds public trust without losing scientific accuracy.
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Best Platforms to Track Research Impact
Compare the best platforms to track research impact, from traditional citation trackers to real-time altmetric engines and proactive distribution systems.
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The plain-language summary, and how to write one
A 200-word plain-English summary of your paper is the highest-value writing you can do this year. It is the version LLMs quote, reviewers skim, and journalists paraphrase. Here is how to draft one in five minutes.
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Academic Content Marketing Explained
Learn how to apply academic content marketing principles to your publications to scale your distribution, increase citations, and bypass traditional distribution bottlenecks.
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How Professors Build Influence Online
Discover how modern professors build an authentic academic personal brand online to unlock international collaboration, driving inbound citations and invitations.
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How Researchers Can Increase h-index Faster
Learn how to increase your h-index faster using a targeted distribution strategy that focuses directly on your publication tipping points.
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How Visibility Affects Grant Funding
Understand the direct link between research visibility and grants. Learn how review panels evaluate digital footprints to allocate funding.
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15 Ways Researchers Can Improve Citation Rates
Discover 15 actionable, data-backed ways researchers can improve their citation count, build academic visibility, and optimize post-publication distribution.
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Email Outreach Strategies for Researchers
Master email outreach strategies for researchers. Learn how to draft authentic, highly contextual emails to expand your academic network and build citations.
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Why Great Research Gets Ignored Online
Discover why excellent academic papers fail to gain citations and how to fix the underlying structural gaps in research discoverability.
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Best Research Distribution Platforms Compared
Compare the best research distribution platforms. Learn the key differences between passive repository profiles and active outreach infrastructure.
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LinkedIn Strategies for Academic Researchers
Master LinkedIn for researchers in 2026. Learn how to share your academic work, build a global peer network, and drive citations.
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Altmetrics vs Citations: What Matters More?
Altmetrics vs citations: what each one measures, how skewed altmetric attention really is by field, how funders read it, and how to optimize for both.
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Personal Branding for Researchers: The Complete Guide
Discover how to build a modern academic personal brand to increase research visibility, unlock grant opportunities, and expand your scholarly network.
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How to Promote a Research Paper After Publication
A complete guide to promoting research papers after publication using targeted academic outreach, digital distribution, and AI visibility strategies.
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Google Scholar SEO: How Researchers Get Found
Learn how Google Scholar SEO works and how researchers can optimize papers, citations, and metadata for better discoverability.
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How to Increase Research Visibility in 2026
Learn how researchers can increase visibility, citations, and academic impact using AI-driven distribution and modern research promotion strategies.