What are the parameters considered while calculating RG impact points? Can you provide impact point evaluation methodology?
Hi, Good Morning,
RG impact points are calculated based on a research profile, publications, whether they are giving the answers of the other researcher, and Interactions. Based on these, basis of your RG Score will be form. How a researcher peers receive and evaluate of their contributions, it also looks at who these peers are. This means that the higher the scores of those who interact with your research, the more their own score will increase. The particular researcher published research is then factored in to reflect on their current standing within the scientific community that is also considered to form RG score.
For impact point evaluation methodology kindly see the following link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impact_factor
Hi, you asked this question a long time ago. I believe the answer is/was that Impact Points = the sum of impact factors of the journals in which you published (where a journal's IF would be counted 3 times if you published 3 articles in that journal). However, RG seem to have discontinued this measure entirely now, leaving us only with their opaque and highly questionable RG scores. As the latter can rely entirely on asking and answering questions in RG (without any reliable quality control), I believe this recent change in RG's policy will make RG less interesting for top researchers and more interesting for people who spend their time chatting and discussing their questions and ideas in RG (without necessarily knowing what they are talking about). Impact Points provided you at least with some idea of the actual scientific standing, competence and impact of a researcher (even though an uncited paper in a high-IF journal counted more than a frequently cited - and thus influential - paper in a lower IF journal, which certainly is not what the term 'impact points' seems to suggest; moreover, journals' IFs vary quite dramatically depending on the field because some fields - especially in the humanities - have a different publication culture, including publishing results in conference proceedings, books, etc). However, in my opinion, the removal of impact points instead of its replacement with a better measure makes RG a less reliable source overall, but perhaps a more lively forum to discuss questions (but you won't have a good idea of how competent/knowledgable the person answering your question really is). In order to find out more about that competence, you may have to check the responder's RG website, including the researcher's RG score composition, (clearly in RG's interest) or use Google Scholar etc. Best regards, KS
This gives some insights on RG score calculation
https://explore.researchgate.net/display/support/RG+Score
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