There is lack of consensus among the RG profile holders reflecteing the differences between Journal Impact Factor and RG Score. Some RG users are in opinion that the IF and RG score are same while others are against of this view. There's lots of discussions about the issue among the concerns where I also took part.
In reference to the Question asked by Sai Kishore: Impact Factor: What this really means?
--> Every journal has its own impact factor (as stated by ISI ratings), but I observed, some of the resource people (with all respect to them) here in this website have mentioned an impact factor in their own profile page. What does this really signify?
--> Is that the number of citations that you got for your article or simply you have mentioned the impact factor of the journal in which you have published?
--> Kindly share your views and expert opinions.
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(#) I would like to reply as follows:
Neither the Score of RG is as same as the IF of Journal as perceived by (most respectful) Shivangi Shivpuri nor its the sum total of the Impact points of published articles as mentioned by (most respectful) Stephane Panier. Yes the IF of published articles have share on RG score but, not alone the IF of published articles. Yes! Its true "sometimes you have to update yourself the impact factor of the journal. If I well remember to do this you have to go on the title of your paper and then edit your paper. If the journal is in the database his impact factor will be updated"--as rightly stated by Stephane Panier. Thank you Stephane.
I have observed many scholars' RG score is quite lesser than the sum total of the IF of their published articles. On the other hand, some scholars have RG score without any uploading evidences of published work. Now question is--where does this score come from? Let's say in the language of RG itself--"The RG Score is a metric that measures scientific reputation based on how all of your research is received by your peers.
How does the RG Score work?
We believe that researchers are best placed to evaluate each other’s work, and that you should receive credit for all of your research, whether published or not. With this in mind, algorithm of RG looks at how both your published research and your contributions to ResearchGate are received by your peers. Here’s how it works.
CONTRIBUTIONS
A contribution is anything you share on ResearchGate or add to your profile. So whether it’s your questions and answers, a published paper you add to your profile, or the negative results and raw data you upload, anything you contribute can count towards your RG Score.
INTERACTIONS
Interactions form the basis of your RG Score. Not only does RG algorithm look at how your peers receive and evaluate your 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 your own score will increase. Your published research is then factored in to reflect your current standing within the scientific community.
REPUTATION
With the RG Score, reputation is passed from researcher to researcher, allowing you to build and leverage your reputation based on anything you choose to contribute."
Thanking you all!
Impact Factor: What this really means? - ResearchGate. Available from: https://www.researchgate.net/post/Impact_Factor_What_this_really_means#55c4c99b5f7f713d148b45eb
In reference to the Question asked by Sai Kishore: Impact Factor: What this really means?
--> Every journal has its own impact factor (as stated by ISI ratings), but I observed, some of the resource people (with all respect to them) here in this website have mentioned an impact factor in their own profile page. What does this really signify?
--> Is that the number of citations that you got for your article or simply you have mentioned the impact factor of the journal in which you have published?
--> Kindly share your views and expert opinions.
TOPICS
(#) I would like to reply as follows:
Neither the Score of RG is as same as the IF of Journal as perceived by (most respectful) Shivangi Shivpuri nor its the sum total of the Impact points of published articles as mentioned by (most respectful) Stephane Panier. Yes the IF of published articles have share on RG score but, not alone the IF of published articles. Yes! Its true "sometimes you have to update yourself the impact factor of the journal. If I well remember to do this you have to go on the title of your paper and then edit your paper. If the journal is in the database his impact factor will be updated"--as rightly stated by Stephane Panier. Thank you Stephane.
I have observed many scholars' RG score is quite lesser than the sum total of the IF of their published articles. On the other hand, some scholars have RG score without any uploading evidences of published work. Now question is--where does this score come from? Let's say in the language of RG itself--"The RG Score is a metric that measures scientific reputation based on how all of your research is received by your peers.
How does the RG Score work?
We believe that researchers are best placed to evaluate each other’s work, and that you should receive credit for all of your research, whether published or not. With this in mind, algorithm of RG looks at how both your published research and your contributions to ResearchGate are received by your peers. Here’s how it works.
CONTRIBUTIONS
A contribution is anything you share on ResearchGate or add to your profile. So whether it’s your questions and answers, a published paper you add to your profile, or the negative results and raw data you upload, anything you contribute can count towards your RG Score.
INTERACTIONS
Interactions form the basis of your RG Score. Not only does RG algorithm look at how your peers receive and evaluate your 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 your own score will increase. Your published research is then factored in to reflect your current standing within the scientific community.
REPUTATION
With the RG Score, reputation is passed from researcher to researcher, allowing you to build and leverage your reputation based on anything you choose to contribute."
Thanking you all!
Impact Factor: What this really means? - ResearchGate. Available from: https://www.researchgate.net/post/Impact_Factor_What_this_really_means#55c4c99b5f7f713d148b45eb
Simply the IF is for a journal and it depends on the citations and publications of that journal, while RG score is different story it is measure for RG member (researcher) and depends on publications, activities on RG, .....
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