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Identify key papers that are relevant for your research and follow it on Google Scholar so every time someone cites it, you'll get an email alert
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Identify key papers that are relevant for your research and follow it on Google Scholar so every time someone cites it, you'll get an email alert  
Identify key authors in your field and follow them on Google Scholar or track changes on their websites
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Identify key authors in your field and follow them on Google Scholar or track changes on their websites
 
Identify key journals in your field (ask your professor for journals to follow) and follow them on feedly and/or Google Scholar
 
Identify key journals in your field (ask your professor for journals to follow) and follow them on feedly and/or Google Scholar
  
Choose your level:
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=== Choose your level: ===
 
=== The Beginner Level ===
 
=== The Beginner Level ===
 
You are a beginner if you have just started out with your study program and what to understand research as such. You may have recently found out that journals exist and that journal ratings are a thing. On this level, you could follow:
 
You are a beginner if you have just started out with your study program and what to understand research as such. You may have recently found out that journals exist and that journal ratings are a thing. On this level, you could follow:
 
* The journals "Nature" and "Science" are the "BILD" newspaper of science. They tend to have rather sensational titles, feature mostly short papers but also report the main news. (Now that I think about it, they are probably a bit better than BILD, but that's just on the side.)
 
* The journals "Nature" and "Science" are the "BILD" newspaper of science. They tend to have rather sensational titles, feature mostly short papers but also report the main news. (Now that I think about it, they are probably a bit better than BILD, but that's just on the side.)
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=== The Advanced Level ===
 
=== The Advanced Level ===
 
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Eg for Machine Learning, that's:
 
Eg for Machine Learning, that's:
 
In Machine Learning, conferences also play a major role
 
In Machine Learning, conferences also play a major role

Revision as of 08:02, 24 July 2020

Why & When

Goal(s)

Getting started

Visualping Feedly

Do it as a table? Identify key papers that are relevant for your research and follow it on Google Scholar so every time someone cites it, you'll get an email alert Identify key authors in your field and follow them on Google Scholar or track changes on their websites Identify key journals in your field (ask your professor for journals to follow) and follow them on feedly and/or Google Scholar

Choose your level:

The Beginner Level

You are a beginner if you have just started out with your study program and what to understand research as such. You may have recently found out that journals exist and that journal ratings are a thing. On this level, you could follow:

  • The journals "Nature" and "Science" are the "BILD" newspaper of science. They tend to have rather sensational titles, feature mostly short papers but also report the main news. (Now that I think about it, they are probably a bit better than BILD, but that's just on the side.)
  • ...

The Advanced Level

ChooseYourLevel.png

Eg for Machine Learning, that's: In Machine Learning, conferences also play a major role


Links & Further reading

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