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How do I get more reads on ResearchGate?
To improve your RG Score:
- Share anything from negative results to raw data or full-fledged publications.
- Create a project, or add an update to your existing project(s)
- Ask a question or give another researcher a helpful answer.
- Follow other researchers.
- Comment on and recommend your peer’s research, projects, and questions.
What counts as a read on ResearchGate?
For a publication, a ‘read’ is counted each time someone views the publication summary (such as the title, abstract, and list of authors), clicks on a figure linked to the publication (either directly on the publication page or via the home feed), or views or downloads the full-text, if there is one.
What is a good RG score in ResearchGate?
In general terms, a following of more than 200 researchers appears to be a good score. The scoring of followers is mysterious and inconsistent as there appears no correlation between the number of followers and the RG Score, although it is said to contribute towards the score.
Can a paper get many reads with only few citations?
Many reads but no citation It depends on the interest of the Researchers. If paper is related to someone’s Research area and some important work has been done, then you can get citations.
Is ResearchGate any good?
ResearchGate has been regarded as one of the most attractive academic social networking site for scientific community. Display of journal related scietometric measures (such as impact factor, 5-year impact, cited half-life, eigenfactor) is an important feature in ResearchGate.
How do I publish a paper on ResearchGate?
How do I create a publication page?
- Click the Add new button at the top right-hand corner of any ResearchGate page.
- For published work, select Published research and then the publication type.
- For unpublished work, select the most applicable type of research from the options shown.
Why is my ResearchGate score so low?
Why has my RG Score decreased or not changed? The RG Score is calculated once a week, so if you’ve added publications and your score has not yet changed, please be patient. It’s also relative, it can go up or down depending on the activity and scores of other ResearchGate members.
How many citations should a paper have?
How many citations should a paper have? Using too many references does not leave much room for your personal standpoint to shine through. As a general rule, you should aim to use one to three, to support each key point you make.
How many papers never get cited?
“90\% of papers published in academic journals are never cited.” This damning statistic from a 2007 overview of citation analysis recently darted about cyberspace. A similar statistic had made the rounds in 2010 but that time it was about 60\% of social and natural science articles that were said to be uncited.