diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index 7515a78d1ae90..c41b12c03aa31 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -18,25 +18,23 @@ jobs:
   deploy:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - name: Checkout 🛎️
-      uses: actions/checkout@v3
-    - name: Setup Ruby
-      uses: ruby/setup-ruby@v1
-      with:
-        ruby-version: '3.2.2'
-        bundler-cache: true
-    - name: Install and Build 🔧
-      run: |
-        npm install -g mermaid.cli
-        export JEKYLL_ENV=production
-        bundle exec jekyll build
-    - name: Fix permission
-        run: |
-          chmod a+x bin/*
-          git commit -am "add execute permission to bin/deploy"
-    - name: Deploy 🚀
-      if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
-      uses: JamesIves/github-pages-deploy-action@v4
-      with:
-        folder: _site
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
+      - name: Setup Ruby
+        uses: ruby/setup-ruby@v1
+        with:
+          ruby-version: '3.2.2'
+          bundler-cache: true
+
+      - name: Build
+        env:
+          JEKYLL_ENV: production
+        run: bundle exec jekyll build
+
+      - name: Deploy
+        if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
+        uses: JamesIves/github-pages-deploy-action@v4
+        with:
+          folder: _site
+          branch: gh-pages
diff --git a/_includes/scripts/badges.html b/_includes/scripts/badges.html
index b8a3ccddec367..a394e8d8617db 100644
--- a/_includes/scripts/badges.html
+++ b/_includes/scripts/badges.html
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
-{%- if site.badges.altmetric_badge %}
-  <script async src="https://d1bxh8uas1mnw7.cloudfront.net/assets/embed.js"></script>
-{%- endif %}
-{%- if site.badges.dimensions_badge %}
-  <script async src="https://badge.dimensions.ai/badge.js"></script>
+{%- assign load_publication_badges = page.selected_papers -%}
+{%- if page.permalink == '/papers/' or page.url == '/papers/' -%}
+  {%- assign load_publication_badges = true -%}
+{%- endif -%}
+
+{%- if load_publication_badges -%}
+  {%- if site.badges.altmetric_badge %}
+    <script async src="https://d1bxh8uas1mnw7.cloudfront.net/assets/embed.js"></script>
+  {%- endif %}
+  {%- if site.badges.dimensions_badge %}
+    <script async src="https://badge.dimensions.ai/badge.js"></script>
+  {%- endif %}
 {%- endif %}
diff --git a/_layouts/about.html b/_layouts/about.html
index 072ed918fbff4..68f3c1b243d97 100644
--- a/_layouts/about.html
+++ b/_layouts/about.html
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ <h2><a href="{{ '/blog/' | relative_url }}" style="color: inherit;">latest posts
 
           <!-- Selected papers -->
           {% if page.selected_papers -%}
-            <h2><a href="{{ '/publications/' | relative_url }}" style="color: inherit;">selected publications</a></h2>
+            <h2><a href="{{ '/papers/' | relative_url }}" style="color: inherit;">selected publications</a></h2>
             {%- include selected_papers.html %}
           {%- endif %}