pubassistant.ch: consolidating publication profiles of researchers

F1000Res. 2021 Sep 30:10:989. doi: 10.12688/f1000research.73493.3. eCollection 2021.

Abstract

Online accounts to keep track of scientific publications, such as Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID) or Google Scholar, can be time consuming to maintain and synchronize. Furthermore, the open access status of publications is often not easily accessible, hindering potential opening of closed publications. To lessen the burden of managing personal profiles, we developed a R shiny app that allows publication lists from multiple platforms to be retrieved and consolidated, as well as interactive exploration and comparison of publication profiles. A live version can be found at pubassistant.ch.

Keywords: R shiny; open access; publication profiles.

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Research Personnel*

Grants and funding

A financial contribution to the project was provided by Michael Schaepman. MDR acknowledges support from the University Research Priority Program Evolution in Action at the University of Zurich.