MK-index: A measure of discrepant social media profile for scientists
Social Sciences

MK-index: A measure of discrepant social media profile for scientists


Modified Kardashian index (MK-index): A measure of discrepant social media profile for scientists

Nader Ale Ebrahim, Research
Support Unit, Centre for Research Services, Institute of Research
Management and Monitoring (IPPP), University of Malaya, Malaysia


Abstract

This study propose a ?Modified Kardashian index? (MK-index), a
measure of discrepancy between a scientist?s publication record and
social media based on the Hall (2014) K-index. A direct comparison of
numbers of citations on Google Scholar and Twitter followers, are used
to measure the MK-Index.











Suggested Citation

Nader Ale Ebrahim. 2015. "Modified Kardashian index (MK-index): A measure of discrepant social media profile for scientists" The SelectedWorks of Nader Ale Ebrahim
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/aleebrahim/98

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