Another ASNS (academic social networking site) is ResearchGate. You can use this platform to view topics under discussion relevant to your specified research interests,start your own topic, add to the discussion on ask a question around someone else’s topic, or ask a question, view ‘Publications’ for articles that relate, share files and get comments from other project members on collaborative research.
A disclaimer:
A reminder that all social networking sites are private companies. Their business model is to sell adverts, job posting and monetize private information. Although the ASNS might set itself up as a service, you are the product. These sites are collecting information and tracking you.
Outline
You are going to see how ResearchGate automatically creates a network, text mines your publications and allocates a "score". Logon to to the site and sign up using your university email address. From here, you’ll be directed through the basic signup process.
About ResearchGate
ResearchGate claims 5 million scientists as users and can also help you understand your readers through platform-specific metrics, and confirm your status as a helpful expert in your field with their “Q&A” feature.
There are three unique features of ResearchGate that you’re
going to explore
Find other researchers & publications
ResearchGate automatically creates a network for you based on who
you’ve cited, who you follow and what discipline you selected when
setting up your profile. So, key to creating a robust network is
uploading papers with citations to be text-mined, and searching
for and following other researchers in your field. Searching for
other researchers in your field is easy: use the search bar at the
top of the screen and type in your colleague’s name.
ResearchGate text-mines uploaded publications:
Research gates findd out who you’ve cited. Using that information, they add both researchers you’ve cited and those who have cited you to your network. Your network also includes colleagues from your department and institution. To explore your network, click the “Publications” tab at the top of your screen to begin exploring the publications that are in your network. You can browse the most recent publications in your area of interest, your network, and so on, using the navigation bar seen here: If you find an interesting publication, you can click the paper title to read the paper or click on the author’s name to be taken to their profile. And on the author’s profile, you can explore their other publications or choose to follow them, making adding a new colleague to your network a snap.
ResearchGate score & stats:
The score is an indicator of your popularity and engagement on the site: the more publications and followers you have, plus the more questions you ask and answer, all add up to your score. ResearchGate also helpfully provides a percentile (seen above on the right-hand side), so you know how a score stacks up against other users on the site.
The score isn’t normalized by field, though, so beware that using the score to compare yourself to others isn’t recommended.
Some other downsides to be aware of: ResearchGate scores don’t take into account whether you’re first author on a paper, they weigh site participation much more highly than other (more important) indicators of your scientific prowess, and don’t reflect the reality of who’s a high-impact scientist in many fields. So, caveat emptor.
The ResearchGate stats are also illuminating: they tell you how
often your publications have been viewed and cited on ResearchGate
(recently and over time), what your top publications are, and the
popularity of your profile and any questions you may have asked on
the site’s Q&A section. Much like Academia.edu stats,
ResearchGate stats are only for content hosted on ResearchGate, so
it can’t tell you much about readership or citations of your work
that’s hosted on other platforms. And since it’s likely that your
entire field isn’t active on ResearchGate that means ResearchGate
stats aren’t representative of your full impact.
Done!
Have you claimed your space on this academic social networking service? An online profile on this platform is an important first step. But in order to grow your network, you will need to engage with people on the platform.
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