I think we can find out which contributions or authors were the most-read in a department, faculty, or institution on ResearchGate, you can use the platform's "Stats" feature. This feature allows you to track readership, citations, and other engagement metrics for your publications. You can navigate to the profiles of specific departments, faculties, or institutions and check the "Top Researchers" section.

Here, you’ll see the most-read authors and their contributions based on the number of reads and interactions.

Additionally, within your own profile, you can view detailed statistics on how your publications are performing compared to others in your field or institution.

Hendricks John Mambwe, Thank you for the clarification. However, if some departments, faculties, or institutions don't have specific profiles, are there any other ways to find this information?

Well, If a department, faculty, or institution does not have a specific profile on ResearchGate, you can still identify their most-read contributions through alternative methods.

One approach is to use the ResearchGate search function to find publications linked to the institution, filtering results by "reads" or "recommendations" to spot the most popular work. You can also explore individual researcher profiles from that department, as they often highlight their most-read publications.

Additionally, check institutional repositories or digital libraries, which sometimes provide download statistics for popular papers. Google Scholar is another useful resource for tracking influential papers, as it shows citation counts. Lastly, you can network with members of the institution to gather internal insights or statistics on impactful research.

I don't see this "Stats" feature. Where can I find this?

Andrew J. Crawford You won't find the 'Stats' feature as a menu option — it comes as a weekly notification only.