An article recently published in Scientometrics sheds light on the way ResearchGate works in calculating its RG score, which seems to be affected primarily by the members\u2019 engagement in the social network environment, and only secondarily by publications. Here we show that the will to understand the rationale behind the score should also consider the ratio between full-text sources uploaded to the repository and publications. The finding supports the claim that the RG score is not a reliable indicator of scientific and academic reputation. Instead, it appears to be much more a tool to implement the entrepreneurial strategy of the RG\u2019s owner company
With the advancement of technology and changes made in the scientific communication model, changes h...
Measurement of performance using digital tools is now commonplace, even in institutional activities ...
The large multidisciplinary academic social web site ResearchGate aims to help academics to connect ...
This paper presents a response to the paper ‘A critical look at the ResearchGate score as a measure ...
According to ResearchGate, the academic social networking site, their RG Score is “a new way to meas...
In this paper, we present an assessment of the ResearchGate score as a measure of a researcher’s sci...
This contribution focuses on the scholarly social network ResearchGate (RG). We take the cue from a ...
Objective: Social networking sites are appropriate tools for sharing and exposing scientific works t...
While ResearchGate has become the most popular academic social networking site in terms of regular u...
The scholarly social network ResearchGate (RG) started promoting a new composite indicator: Research...
This paper is supported by ACUMEN (Academic Careers Understood through Measurement and Norms) projec...
ResearchGate is a social network site for academics to create their own profiles, list their publica...
Study aim: Scientific networking sites are increasingly popular in connecting researchers and provid...
ResearchGate is an Academic Social Networking (ASN) Site that focuses on sharing the publications, t...
This paper has the purpose of establishing the variables that explain the behavior of ResearchGate ...
With the advancement of technology and changes made in the scientific communication model, changes h...
Measurement of performance using digital tools is now commonplace, even in institutional activities ...
The large multidisciplinary academic social web site ResearchGate aims to help academics to connect ...
This paper presents a response to the paper ‘A critical look at the ResearchGate score as a measure ...
According to ResearchGate, the academic social networking site, their RG Score is “a new way to meas...
In this paper, we present an assessment of the ResearchGate score as a measure of a researcher’s sci...
This contribution focuses on the scholarly social network ResearchGate (RG). We take the cue from a ...
Objective: Social networking sites are appropriate tools for sharing and exposing scientific works t...
While ResearchGate has become the most popular academic social networking site in terms of regular u...
The scholarly social network ResearchGate (RG) started promoting a new composite indicator: Research...
This paper is supported by ACUMEN (Academic Careers Understood through Measurement and Norms) projec...
ResearchGate is a social network site for academics to create their own profiles, list their publica...
Study aim: Scientific networking sites are increasingly popular in connecting researchers and provid...
ResearchGate is an Academic Social Networking (ASN) Site that focuses on sharing the publications, t...
This paper has the purpose of establishing the variables that explain the behavior of ResearchGate ...
With the advancement of technology and changes made in the scientific communication model, changes h...
Measurement of performance using digital tools is now commonplace, even in institutional activities ...
The large multidisciplinary academic social web site ResearchGate aims to help academics to connect ...