As a PhD student, seeing zero citations on ResearchGate can feel like throwing a party and no one shows up. It’s easy to feel like your work is invisible, but hey, even the greatest inventions took time to catch on! Just remember, not all superheroes wear capes – sometimes, they just need a little more time to get recognized.

As a PhD scholar and author when you do not get citations to your article. You experience frustration, dejection, confusion, and persistent anger toward yourself for not being able to promote your article appropriately. Despite having confidence in your work, it becomes an added pressure to increase your citation count by which your credibility as a researcher is determined.

As a PhD student, seeing zero citations on ResearchGate can feel like throwing a party and no one shows up. It's easy to feel like your work is invisible, but hey, even the greatest inventions took time to catch on!t’s unusual to receive many citations of your work while you’re a Ph.D. student. Someone has to read your article and incorporate your idea(s) into their work (time delay #1). They then have to submit their work for publication (time delay #2). If they’re fortunate enough to get a revise and resubmit at their target journal (time delay #3), they they have to revise their work and resubmit it back into the review process (time delay #4). If they’re fortunate enough to get their article totally accepted after the second review (rare), there’s the inevitable publication delay (time delay #5). This process can take more years than you might spend in a Ph.D. program.