--- title: News from Kudos, the platform for showcasing science | Improve your results description: Improve your results | Hints and tips for getting the most out of Kudos, case studies of other researchers' experiences with Kudos, news about our products and team, and updates about our activities and events --- [![logo-with-wordmark-black-transparent](https://blog.growkudos.com/hubfs/logo-with-wordmark-black-transparent.svg)](https://www.growkudos.com/)   - Share research ⌄ - [For researchers](https://info.growkudos.com/landing/researchers-2023) - [For publishers](https://info.growkudos.com/landing/publishers) - [For universities](https://info.growkudos.com/landing/universities-2023) - [For pharma](https://info.growkudos.com/landing/medical-pharmaceutical-research-layered-publications-article-extenders) - [SDG Knowledge Cooperative](https://info.growkudos.com/landing/sdg-knowledge-cooperative) - Read research ⌄ - [Kudos Research Showcase](https://www.growkudos.com/showcase/) - [Arts & Humanities](https://www.growkudos.com/showcase/collections/summaries-of-arts-and-humanities-research) - [Business & Management](https://www.growkudos.com/showcase/collections/summaries-of-business-and-management-research) - [Climate Change](https://www.growkudos.com/showcase/collections/climate-change) - [COVID and Beyond](https://www.growkudos.com/showcase/collections/coronavirus) - [Environmental Sciences](https://www.growkudos.com/showcase/collections/summaries-of-environmental-research) - [Life Sciences](https://www.growkudos.com/showcase/collections/summaries-of-life-science-research) - [Medical Sciences](https://www.growkudos.com/showcase/collections/summaries-of-medical-research) - [Physical Sciences](https://www.growkudos.com/showcase/collections/summaries-of-physical-science-research) - [Social Sciences](https://www.growkudos.com/showcase/collections/summaries-of-social-science-research) - [Technology & Engineering](https://www.growkudos.com/showcase/collections/summaries-of-technology-and-engineering-research) - Resources ⌄ - [How to guides: getting started with Kudos](https://info.growkudos.com/content-and-resources#how-to) - [News](https://blog.growkudos.com/news) - [Researcher case studies](https://info.growkudos.com/content-and-resources#case_studies) - [Educational webinars](https://info.growkudos.com/landing/kudos-webinars) - [Training materials](https://info.growkudos.com/content-and-resources#training_materials) - [Research projects](https://info.growkudos.com/content-and-resources#kudos_research) - [Publisher case studies](https://info.growkudos.com/content-and-resources#publisher-case-studies) - [About](https://info.growkudos.com/landing/about) - [Log in](https://www.growkudos.com/hub) [![Join Kudos](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/5642616/f2a2023e-e6e6-4d0b-bec9-cb73d1281c15.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/5642616/f2a2023e-e6e6-4d0b-bec9-cb73d1281c15) # [Kudos Referral Leaderboard December 20 2018 / By **Lauren McNeill** The Kudos referral leaderboard ranks the top 10 Kudos authors who have successfully referred the most new users to Kudos. To find out how to get. Continue reading →](https://blog.growkudos.com/news/2018/12/20/kudos-referral-leaderboard) # Improve your results # [![Test your research impact muscles: hints and tips from the quiz](https://blog.growkudos.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/hammer-test-your-strength-machine-1.png?width=720&name=hammer-test-your-strength-machine-1.png) Test your research impact muscles: hints and tips from the quiz July 31 2017 / By **Lauren McNeill** Our recently launched “Test your research impact muscles” game contains a wealth of suggestions for how you can build your knowledge of research. Continue reading →](https://blog.growkudos.com/news/2017/07/31/test-your-research-impact-muscles-hints-and-tips-from-the-quiz) # [![Roll up! Roll up! How strong are your research impact muscles? Test yourself with our quiz!](https://blog.growkudos.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/take-the-quiz-e1498731700999.png?width=720&name=take-the-quiz-e1498731700999.png) Roll up! Roll up! How strong are your research impact muscles? Test yourself with our quiz! July 6 2017 / By **Lauren McNeill** As the emphasis on research impact grows, are you getting the support you need to maximize the chances of your work having impact? Do you know what . Continue reading →](https://blog.growkudos.com/news/2017/07/06/roll-up-roll-up-how-strong-are-your-research-impact-muscles-test-yourself-with-our-quiz) # [![15 minutes to impact](https://blog.growkudos.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/metrics1-e1487083521145.jpg?width=720&name=metrics1-e1487083521145.jpg) 15 minutes to impact February 14 2017 / By **Charlie Rapple** The pressure to create and demonstrate impact for your work means you have to work harder to ensure it is found, read, applied and cited. But you. 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Growing readership for your online postings takes time, but there are little. Continue reading →](https://blog.growkudos.com/news/2016/03/01/how-to-build-a-social-media-following) # [![Getting started with Social Media](https://blog.growkudos.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/social-media-adobestock_86705626.jpeg?width=720&name=social-media-adobestock_86705626.jpeg) Getting started with Social Media February 1 2016 / By **Lauren Ellen** Sharing a link on social media is a common way in which researchers achieve more visibility for their work; using a trackable link generated by Kudos. 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