Socialize or Perish : relating social behavior at a scientific conference to publication citations

M. Funk; J. Hu; G.W.M. Rauterberg

doi:10.1109/SocialInformatics.2012.48

Socialize or Perish : relating social behavior at a scientific conference to publication citations

M. Funk, J. Hu, G.W.M. Rauterberg

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review

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scientific progress depends on communication and exchange of ideas. Among others, scientific conferences are considered to be the primary venues for connecting with fellow scientists. Would those who are more active in the conference have more impact in terms of the citations today? In this paper we present an analysis of human behavioral data collected at a scientific conference by means of SpotMe devices distributed to the participants. These handheld devices allow conference participants to connect to others, receive alert once others are in the proximity, and to send messages. We complement the behavioral data gathered at the conference with measures of scientific productivity over nine years following the conference, and draw conclusion out of this joint data set. It is confirmed that social activity during the conference is significantly correlated with citation counts for full papers.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 2012 IEEE/ASE International Conference on Social Informatics, 14-16 December 2012, Washington D.C.
Place of Publication	Piscataway
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Pages	113-120
ISBN (Print)	978-0-7695-4938-5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/SocialInformatics.2012.48
Publication status	Published - 2012
Event	conference; 2012 ASE International Conference on Social Informatics - Duration: 1 Jan 2012 → …

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Conference	conference; 2012 ASE International Conference on Social Informatics
Period	1/01/12 → …
Other	2012 ASE International Conference on Social Informatics

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Funk, M., Hu, J., & Rauterberg, G. W. M. (2012). Socialize or Perish : relating social behavior at a scientific conference to publication citations. In Proceedings of the 2012 IEEE/ASE International Conference on Social Informatics, 14-16 December 2012, Washington D.C. (pp. 113-120). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. https://doi.org/10.1109/SocialInformatics.2012.48

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Funk, M , Hu, J & Rauterberg, GWM 2012, Socialize or Perish : relating social behavior at a scientific conference to publication citations. in Proceedings of the 2012 IEEE/ASE International Conference on Social Informatics, 14-16 December 2012, Washington D.C.. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Piscataway, pp. 113-120, conference; 2012 ASE International Conference on Social Informatics, 1/01/12. https://doi.org/10.1109/SocialInformatics.2012.48

Socialize or Perish : relating social behavior at a scientific conference to publication citations. / Funk, M.; Hu, J.; Rauterberg, G.W.M.

Proceedings of the 2012 IEEE/ASE International Conference on Social Informatics, 14-16 December 2012, Washington D.C.. Piscataway : Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2012. p. 113-120.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review

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Funk M , Hu J , Rauterberg GWM. Socialize or Perish : relating social behavior at a scientific conference to publication citations. In Proceedings of the 2012 IEEE/ASE International Conference on Social Informatics, 14-16 December 2012, Washington D.C.. Piscataway: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. 2012. p. 113-120 doi: 10.1109/SocialInformatics.2012.48

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