Here are this week’s picks from the @F1000 feed over the past week, and some other interesting tweets…
A growing number of tools aim to help scientists filter and discover relevant papers and, in some cases, provide information on research impact not based on the Impact Factor. Amongst these alternative or article-level metrics tools is F1000Prime. F1000Prime adds expert commentary and context to the raw numbers – social media shares, page views, etc…
Much of the power and value of F1000Prime is down to the caliber of the Faculty who recommend articles. But we also encourage non-Faculty (users and subscribers) to nominate articles for inclusion in F1000Prime. Their suggestions are considered by Faculty Members who may then write recommendations. To make this process more efficient than just emailing…
Follow an article If a user of F1000Prime follows an article it means he or she will be alerted to new recommendations and dissenting opinions on the article and user comments. To follow an article, click ‘Save to MyF1000/Follow’ on any article page (see below), while logged in. F1000Prime authors – of published papers recommended…
The top Tweets from @F1000 over the past week, and highlights from elsewhere on Twitter…
The Canada Gairdner International Award is an annual prize that recognises significant contributions by biomedical scientists to understanding, treating and curing human disease. Recipients are nominated and then selected by two panels of leading Canadian and international scientists, and many previous recipients have gone on to win the Nobel Prize. Congratulations to Stephen Elledge, Faculty…
This year marks 150 years since the founding of the National Academy of Sciences. On the 28th April, at their 150th annual meeting, the NAS will honour those who have made outstanding contributions to physical, biological, and social sciences. Our congratulations to David Karl, Section Head of Ecosystem Ecology at F1000, on being awarded the…
A round-up of the week’s top Tweets from @F1000, and our picks from the rest of Twitter…
It is with sadness that we note the death of Faculty Member Christine Wijman, who passed away on the 28th of February. An expert in neurocritical care and Director of Critical Care Neurology at Stanford University, Dr Wijman joined the Cerebrovascular Disease Section of the Neurological Disorders Faculty of F1000Prime in September 2008. An obituary…
