The implementation of the internet in the management of professional profiles in scientific research

Abstract

From all the observed changes in the communication of science, new supports, new metrics and new tasks for a researcher who must be a digitally proactive subject in the diffusion and advancement of their work; three research hypotheses emerge (H): H1: Spanish researchers who publish their articles in indexed communication journals in Scopus, are digitally proactive researchers in scientific social networks; H2: Researchers with a high number of publications are more digitally proactive in scientific social networks; and H3: Active researchers in scientific social networks have a higher H index. To settle such hypotheses and the specific objectives related, a quantitative methodology is employed - the same that could be replicated with the corresponding adaptations, without overlooking, that its guiding principle is the efficiency of its visibility in the network. From a sample of 2.257 authors, it is possible to obtain; first, the verification of the three given hypotheses, and secondly, derived conclusions of the stated specific objectives. Some of the conclusions are: a) there is a direct incidence of third parties in the creation and preservation of profiles; b) the open access tendency of scientific research rose during the time of research; c) ResearchGate is the profile management network that has more registered users; d) when the sample is divided using the variable "gender", the difference between men and women is not significant; e) the possibilities of researching and publishing are notably higher for professionals in the academic sector than for those who belong to other work sectors.