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Johannes Breuer
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Professor of Digital Social Science at the University of Duisburg-Essen and head of the team Research Data & Methods @CAISnrw.

Interested in the uses and […]

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TIL today: Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google DeepMind and Nobel Prize Winner in Chemistry (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demis_Hassabis) also developed the game "Theme Park" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theme_Park_(video_game), which I spent countless hours on in my youth🤯
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November 26, 2025 at 3:49 PM
RE: https://fediscience.org/@JohannesBreuer/115571076834078410

Our survey on research practices in Computational Communication Science is still open for participation!
@communicationscholars #commodon
Within our project on research practices in Computational Communication Science (CCS), we are conducting a survey among CCS researchers. We would be grateful if you could participate (takes 10 to 15 minutes) and/or share the link: https://www.soscisurvey.de/AutoFrontCCS/
#commodon […]
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November 25, 2025 at 12:16 PM
For the next conference of the German Communication Association (DGPuK), Christian Strippel, Silke Fürst, Christian Schwarzenegger, Erik Koenen, and I are organizing a panel on "Open Research Infrastructures and Resources for Communication and Media Studies".
Sumissions (abstracts, 200-300 […]
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November 18, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Within our project on research practices in Computational Communication Science (CCS), we are conducting a survey among CCS researchers. We would be grateful if you could participate (takes 10 to 15 minutes) and/or share the link: https://www.soscisurvey.de/AutoFrontCCS/
#commodon […]
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November 18, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Reposted by Johannes Breuer
#reproducibilitea in the HumaniTeas is is proud to present its fourth season with an exciting programme of guest speakers and topics ranging from reproducible pipelines to data sharing, research integrity in the context of #genai and participant consent! 🌟 […]

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November 11, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Keine WiSo ohne PoWi! Für eine starke Politikwissenschaft im Bachelor & Master (Uni Köln)
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Keine WiSo ohne PoWi! Für eine starke Politikwissenschaft im Bachelor & Master
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September 9, 2025 at 9:10 AM
New tutorial in the KODAQS Toolbox on procesing YouTube data with our tubecleanR mini-package by Julian Kohne and me: https://kodaqs-toolbox.gesis.org/github.com/gesiscss/tubecleanr_tool/index/
#computationalsocialscience @communicationscholars #commodon
August 25, 2025 at 12:51 PM
I guess I can make it official now: On September 1st, I will start a new position as professor of "Digital Social Science" at the University of Duisburg-Essen and leader of the team "Research Data & Methods" at @CAISnrw ! I am looking forward to many exciting new projects!
August 21, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Reposted by Johannes Breuer
The latest FOSS Academic post involves more wrestling with the implications of #generativeai for academic peer review:

https://fossacademic.tech/2025/08/06/reviewing-ai.html

In this post, I take observations from software #developers and #opensource podcasters (such as the folks at […]
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August 7, 2025 at 3:49 AM
For the DFG-funded project "SocEnRep - Automation of Reproducibility in Economics and Social Sciences" we are looking for a researcher (75% - 100%). Start: Oct 1st, Application until: Aug 21st.
https://stellenangebote.cais-research.de/de?id=08fd14
Feel free to spread the word and contact me with […]
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July 25, 2025 at 10:10 AM
For the team "Research Data & Methods" at
@CAISnrw we are looking for a Ph.D. student (75%) to start on October 1st, 2025. The application deadline is August 21st: https://stellenangebote.cais-research.de/de?id=f50b76
Feel free to spread the word and contact me if you have any questions!
July 25, 2025 at 10:09 AM
2 new job opportunities at the
@CAISnrw
- PhD student (75%) in the team "Research Data & Methods" stellenangebote.cais-research.de/de?id=f50b76
- Researcher (75% - 100%) in the DFG project "SocEnRep - Automation of Reproducibility in Economics and Social Sciences" […]
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July 25, 2025 at 10:01 AM
New I4R discussion paper by Philipp Knöpfle, @drfollowmario, and me: "A Replication Report on "Political polarization of news media and
influencers on Twitter in the 2016 and 2020 US presidential elections" by Flamino et al. 2023
https://www.econstor.eu/handle/10419/319836
#replicability […]
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July 3, 2025 at 10:58 AM
I've just contributed to CryptPad. Consider supporting them too — every little helps! https://opencollective.com/cryptpad
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Collaborative suite, end-to-end encrypted and open-source. Made at XWiki.
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June 27, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Thanks to Jan Karem Höhne & Joshua Claaßen for inviting me! The slides from my CS3 Lab presentation on "Ethical questions in research with digital trace data" are now available here: https://jkhoehne.eu/cs3-lab/
#computationalsocialscience #researchethics #digitaltraces
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June 18, 2025 at 3:32 PM
We will be hosting a virtual symposium on "AI/LLMs for detecting scientific errors" as part of the Metascience Conference next Tuesday (June 17th) from 6:30 to 7:30 pm CEST. Participation is free. Further information and registration: https://metascience.info/virtual-symposia-2/
Virtual pre-conference symposia # Virtual Symposia Timetable In the two weeks leading up to the conference, Metascience 2025 will host a series of ten pre-conference virtual symposia. These sessions will be free to attend and held on Zoom. Individual registration links will be posted below in due course. In the meantime, please explore the symposium descriptions and save the dates in your calendar. ##### 16 June TOP 2025: An Update to the Transparency and Openness Promotion Guidelines **Symposia Time ****20:00 BST/15:00 EDT/12:00 PDT/05:00 AEST/03:00 CST** **Short Abstract:** Published in 2015, the Transparency and Openness Promotion (TOP) Guidelines are an influential framework for journals to design and implement publication standards. This moderated panel will discuss TOP 2025: the first major update to the TOP Guidelines. **Conveners: **Sean Grant (University of Oregon) David Mellor (Center for Open Science) Katie Corker (ASAPbio) Suzanne Stewart (University of Chester) **Link to Symposia Info Page** **Register** ##### 17 June Using AI/LLMs for detecting scientific errors **Symposia Time 17:00 BST/12:00 EDT/09:00 PDT/02:00 AEST/00:00 CST** **Short abstract:** Meta-scientists, publishers, and authors have for many years developed and used software tools to find issues in scientific papers before and after publication. This symposium will bring together different projects to discuss how the latest AI tools can be used and evaluated for this purpose. **Convener:** Casey Wimsatt (Symbionica, LLC) **Chairs:** Peter Hilpert (University of Lausanne) Julian Quandt (WU Vienna University of Economics and Business) Johannes Breuer (GESIS – Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences) **Discussants:** Matthew Vowels (CHUV) Joaquin Gulloso Ansgar Scherp (University of Ulm) Jamie Cummins (University of Bern) **Link to Symposia Info Page****** **Register****** ##### 18 June Demonstrating the value of evidence syntheses to inform funding organisations’ decision-making practices **Symposia Time 14:00 BST/09:00 EDT/06:00 PDT/23:00 AEST/21:00 CST** **Short Abstract:** To showcase the value of evidence syntheses in improving the practices of research funding organisations. Six evidence syntheses will be presented to show the mechanisms for implementing positive changes to research practices and making well-informed decisions on research policy and practice. **Convener:** Amanda Blatch-Jones (University of Southampton) **Chairs:** Amanda Blatch-Jones (University of Southampton) Katie Meadmore (University of Southampton) Kathryn Fackrell (University of Nottingham) **Link to Symposia Info Page** **Register****** ##### 19 June History Matters: Remembering Why the Present and Future of Science and Metascience Require Knowledge of Their Past **Symposia Time 15:00 BST/10:00 EDT/07:00 PDT/00:00 AEST/22:00 CST** **Short Abstract:** In this symposium, researchers from the information and life sciences will discuss how we can learn from the past to build knowledge infrastructure for the future. The program will consist of 5 segments, each starting with a 3-minute history lesson followed by a 9-minute discussion of a prompt. **Conveners:** Adam Craig (Hong Kong Baptist University) Carl Taswell (Brain Health Alliance) Pan-Jun Kim (Hong Kong Baptist University) Daniel Kristanto (Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg) **Chairs:** Adam Craig (Hong Kong Baptist University) Michal Balazia (INRIA Universite Cote Azur) Pan-Jun Kim (Hong Kong Baptist University) Carl Taswell (Brain Health Alliance) **Discussants:** Kento Shigyo (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology) Cheng Tang (Hong Kong Baptist University) Xin Xiong (HKBU) **Link to Symposia Info Page** **Register** **** ##### 23 June Changes and continuities in national research evaluation systems in the context of the global reform of research assessment **Symposia Time 13:00 BST/08:00 EDT/05:00 PDT/22:00 AEST/20:00 CST** **Short Abstract:** This virtual symposium includes short presentations from researchers from Portugal, Argentina, Brazil y Uruguay focus on aspects related to responsible research assessment, followed by a discussion on challenges and lessons learned which can help inform and inspire future implementation efforts. **Conveners:** Noela Invernizzi (Federal University of Parana) Nerina Sarthou (Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas) **Chair:** Noela Invernizzi (Federal University of Parana) **Discussants:** Laura Rovelli (Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET)) Natalia Gras (Universidad de la República) Ana Ferreira (NOVA FCSH) Federico Vasen (Universidad de Buenos Aires) **Link to Symposia Info Page** **Register****** ##### 23 June Critical Metascience: Does Metascience Need to Change? **Symposia Time 15:00 BST/10:00 EDT/07:00 PDT/00:00 AEST/22:00 CST** **Short Abstract:** Despite broad uptake, metascience and the Open Science reform movement have garnered ample criticism. Such criticism is also known as critical metascience. We will reflect on central critiques by bringing together key voices from a variety of disciplines, asking what needs to change, how and why? **Conveners:** Sven Ulpts (Aarhus University) Sheena Bartscherer (Robert K. Merton Center for Science Studies) **Chairs:** Sven Ulpts (Aarhus University) Sheena Bartscherer (Robert K. Merton Center for Science Studies) **Discussants:** Mark Rubin (Durham University) Lisa Malich (University of Luebeck) Carlos Santana (University of Pennsylvania) Joseph Bak-Coleman (Santa Fe Institute) Philip Mirowski (University of Notre Dame) **Link to Symposia Info Page** **Register** ##### 24 June Metascience won't solve the replication crisis: Replications across the pyramid of culture change **Symposia Time 14:00 BST/09:00 EDT/06:00 PDT/23:00 AEST/21:00 CST** **Short Abstract:** We discuss why there are still only relatively few replication studies in the social sciences and present multiple projects from the FORRT Replication Hub that enable future replications, facilitate the execution of replications, and reward publication of replication research. **Convener:** Lukas Röseler (University of Münster) **Accepted papers:** Building R2: Creating an Inclusive, Rigorous Publication Platform for Replication Research Enhancing the Discoverability of Replications Transforming Research Culture: FORRT’s Mission to Reward and Normalize Replication From the Classroom to the Literature: The Value of Student Replication Studies **Link to Symposia Info Page** **Register****** ##### 24 June The Good Metascience Project: Goal setting and emerging technologies to make science funders more impactful **Symposia Time 17:00 BST/12:00 EDT/09:00 PDT/02:00 AEST/00:00 CST** **Short Abstract:** This symposium will propose research agencies set impact goals closely aligned to their missions, and the development AI tools using an integrated database of US federal research projects, including research applications, to accelerated discovery and forecast the future of science.This symposium will propose research agencies set impact goals closely aligned to their missions, and the development AI tools using an integrated database of US federal research projects, including research applications, to accelerated discovery and forecast the future of science. **Convener:** Neil Thakur (Thakur Health Science, LLC) **Chair:** Neil Thakur (Thakur Health Science, LLC) **Discussants:** Michael Stebbins (Science Advisors) Leslie McIntosh (Digital Science) Stuart Buck **Link to Symposia Info Page** **Register****** ##### 25 June BST What's new about Novelty? **Symposia Time 09:00 BST/04:00 EDT/01:00 PDT/18:00 AEST/16:00 CST** **Short Abstract:** Novelty indicators are gaining prominence in research and innovation policy and practice, as demonstrated by initiatives like the upcoming Metascience Novelty Indicators Challenge. Our virtual symposium will explore their broader policy context. **Convener:** Teodora Chis (RAND Europe) **Chair:** Sarah Otner (SPRU, University of Sussex Business School) **Discussants:** Andrew Plume (Elsevier) Susan Guthrie (RAND Europe) Ben Steyn **Link to Symposia Info Page** **Register****** ##### 27 June Catalysts of Change: How can Metascience and Interdisciplinary Research Empower ECRs? ******Symposia Time 14:00 BST/09:00 EDT/06:00 PDT/23:00 AEST/21:00 CST****** **Short Abstract:** Interdisciplinary research advances metascience by integrating diverse methodologies, while metascience enhances interdisciplinary collaboration by fostering improved practices and networks. This symposium gathers early career researchers to explore this dynamic relationship in advancing research. **Convener:** Anna Leung (University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Germany) **Discussants:** Elen Le Foll (University of Cologne) Shawn Hemelstrand (The Chinese University of Hong Kong) Daniel Kristanto (Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg) **Link to Symposia Info Page** **Register******
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June 10, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Just published in the "Data Knowledge Hub" by @TeamUpDem: "Overview: Tools for working with digital trace data"
https://data-knowledge-hub.com/docs/get-started/01_01_overview
Overview: Tools for working with digital trace data | Data Knowledge Hub for Researching Online Discourse
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June 3, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Had a great time at the CSS workshop in Mannheim organized by Ruben Bach & Valerie Hase. You can find the slides from my presentation on "Reproducibility & Replicability in Computational Social Science Research" here: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.29086382.v1
#reproducibility […]
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May 16, 2025 at 11:32 AM
New publication in the @GESIS Guides to Digital Behavioral Data by Jo Lukito, Sebastian Stier, Mareike Wieland, @danica, Frank Mangold, and me:
"Overview of Ethical Considerations when Working with Digital Behavioral Data"
https://rrr.is/dbdethics
#computationalsocialscience #digitaltraces […]
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March 17, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Our cat has started collecting data to replicate the Abraham Wald discovery of survivorship bias. With this study design, she might actually get IRB approval for that.
February 19, 2025 at 6:59 PM
New paper by Sebastian Stier, Pascal Siegers, and me in European Sociological Review: "Radical right populism and the media: evidence from the supply side and demand side of political information in Germany"
https://doi.org/10.1093/esr/jcae051
#computationalsocialscience #polcomm
February 10, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Since a couple of people were interested in my presentation on "The use of error frameworks for identifying and dealing with potential sources of error in the social and behavioral sciences" at the 7th Perspectives on Scientific Error Workshop, I have made the slides available here: rrr.is/error
February 10, 2025 at 4:24 PM
New OA #metascience paper by @xenia_ks, @drfollowmario, Andrea Hildebrandt, Philipp Knöpfle, Anna Yi Leung, @TimoRoettger, and me:
"Let’s talk about language — and its role for replicability"
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-025-04381-2
January 28, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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