Scholarly Activity refers to the posting of research outputs in online tools that are used by academic scholars. These tools include Academic Identifiers and scholarly networking sites.
Scholarly networking tools are used to build communities of scholars with similar research interests, facilitating:
Scholarly Networking Tools:
These tools are primarily used for scholarly networking.
ResearchGate
ResearchGate tends to be used by researchers from life and physical science disciplines, particularly medicine and biology.
Academia.edu
Academia is used by researchers from a broader range of disciplines including humanities and social sciences.
Research networks with bibliographic management tools:
Sharing libraries helps to extend your research networks and raise the visibility of publications that you have compiled for your research.
The table below compares these four widely used scholarly networking tools:
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| Features | ResearchGate | Academia | Mendeley | Zotero |
| Create/upload a CV |  |
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| Share research publications |  |
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| Share research data | |
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| Track Citations | |
Scopus counts |
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| View Analytics (e.g. page views, downloads) |
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| Collaboration tools |
Projects |
Groups |
Groups |
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| Follow other researchers comments on your papers | |
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| Review papers by other researchers | |
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| Ask and answer questions | |
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| Recommend papers to others | |
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Groups |
| Follow other people's publications | Follow publications |
Bookmark papers |
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| Connect to other social networks | |
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| Job boards | |
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