Discovery Awaits: Finding Open Access Research Articles
Post Views: 34 — by Fanny Liu Previously, we have covered the open access movement for several times, focusing on publishing research in open access, for example: Apart from publishing, researchers and the public can enjoy the benefits brought by open access – as readers. In this post, a few useful tools to discover open…
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Selecting a Repository for Data Sharing
Post Views: 110 — by Christina Wong For ensuring transparency and reproducibility of research, preserving data, increasing research visibility, and meeting the requirements of publishers and funders, sharing research data has been an increasing trend in academia. On top of managing research data with a Data Management Plan, the next question has come to your…
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HKU Shines in Stanford’s 2025 World’s Top 2% Scientists List
Post Views: 356 — by Yining Huang, Ollie Zhang, Stella Chow Stanford University released the latest World’s Top 2% Scientists list in mid‑September 2025, recognizing leading researchers worldwide. The ranking is presented in two complementary views: a career‑long assessment that captures cumulative influence from 1960–2024 and a single recent year view that measures research influence…
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Top 1% Scholars by Essential Science Indicators at the University of Hong Kong 2025
Post Views: 250 — by Chloe Ng Each year since 2009, the Libraries has published a list of the top 1% researchers worldwide by citations in at least one of the 22 research fields at the University of Hong Kong (HKU), based on Essential Science Indicators (ESI) data released by Clarivate. In 2025, the University…
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GPT (Ghost-Penman-Typist): Has Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) Paved Its Way into Scholarly Writing?
Post Views: 211 — by Fanny Liu Introduction Researchers have been using Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) for research, such as writing codes, brainstorming research ideas, drafting research manuscripts, and more (Van Noorden & Perkel, 2023). While recognising the negative impacts, including proliferation of misinformation, making plagiarism easier and harder to detect, and bringing inaccuracies into…
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[Guest Post] Embracing the Journey: Reflecting on My Open Data Research
Post Views: 301 — by Andrew Cheung Note: HKU Libraries is committed to fostering the next generation of researchers and advancing open science. In our recent collaboration with the Bachelor of Arts and Sciences in Social Data Science (BASc(SDS)) programme, where students tackle real-world challenges in their Final Year Projects, two groups of students explored…
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[Guest Post] Automating Data Transparency with AI: A Framework for Detecting Data Availability Statements
Post Views: 373 — by Joshua Wong, Anson Cheung Note: HKU Libraries is committed to fostering the next generation of researchers and advancing open science. In our recent collaboration with the Bachelor of Arts and Sciences in Social Data Science (BASc(SDS)) programme, where students tackle real-world challenges in their Final Year Projects, two groups of…
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Creating Video Abstracts with AI Tools
Post Views: 542 — by Wilson Tang Introduction While traditional written abstracts remain essential, video abstracts can help share your work with broader audiences. Thanks to advances in artificial intelligence, it is now possible for anyone—including those with no video editing skills—to create engaging and professional-looking video abstracts. In this post, I will share an…
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Best Scientists from HKU in Research.com 2025
Post Views: 525 — by Zesen Gao The University of Hong Kong (HKU) continues to be home to distinguished scholars and researchers excelling across diverse fields. Following our previous blog post, this update provides insights based on the latest available data retrieved from the platform. Research.com’s Best Scientists rankings cover 26 disciplines, utilizing data from…
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AI Innovations in Academic Search: Comparing Web of Science Smart Search and EBSCOhost Natural Language Search
Post Views: 542 — by Kanako Hayashi Academic databases have entered a transformative era with the integration of artificial intelligence (AI). Research found that AI can help researchers, especially those who may not have access to a librarian, to formulate and refine Boolean queries (Qureshi et al., 2023; Reed & Barnett, 2025; Wang et al.,…
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