“I’m thrilled to share”: ego, social media, and the quiet distortion of scientific communication
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: On professional social media, "I'm thrilled to share that our paper has just been published…" has become a ritualized form of self-promotion. This manuscript examines how such practices intersect with narcissism, algorithms, altmetrics and inequalities (notably gender), shifting attention from methodological quality to the researcher's visibility. It argues for a more reflexive use of social media in science, focusing on questions, methods, limits and implications for patients and policy, rather than on academic ego and visibility metrics.
Source: Recenti Progressi in Medicina
DOI: 10.1701/4619.46277
Author: Raffaele Giusti
Institution: Azienda Ospedaliera Sant'Andrea
Language: English
Subfield: Information Systems and Management
Field: Decision Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4417362564
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