Many institutions around the world has phased out the use of impact factors of journals in evaluating research papers and researchers. See the link below as an example. I am wondering why researchgate still keep 'total impact points' in its statistics. This number is highly susceptible to misuse by researchers and their institutions. 

https://www.nhmrc.gov.au/_files_nhmrc/file/grants/peer/impact%20factors%20in%20peer%20review.pdf

Similar questions and discussions