Good morning, everyone. Today we're discussing the impact of social media on academic research. A recent study at the University of Melbourne found that researchers who actively engage with social media platforms, such as Twitter or ResearchGate, see a 20% increase in citations within two years of publication. However, the same study noted that this effect is stronger for early-career researchers than for established professors. It also highlighted that sharing visual summaries of papers, like infographics, led to more engagement than text-only posts. So, while social media can be a useful tool, its benefits are not uniform across all academic fields.
❓ 墨尔本大学的研究发现，使用社交媒体的研究人员有何发现？
A. A. 他们获得的引用更多，但仅限于五年之后。
B. B. 他们的引用量在两年内增加了20%，尤其是对职业生涯早期的研究人员而言。
C. C. 他们从纯文本帖子中获得的互动比从视觉摘要中获得的更多。
D. D. 资深教授比职业生涯早期的研究人员受益更多。
✅ 正确答案
B. They see a 20% increase in citations within two years, especially for early-career researchers.