I have seen my RG rating go down while still maintaining the same types of engagement. I'm not trying to maximize my RG score, but I am trying to understand what is it supposed to measure. Looking at the components they say are used, it is not apparent why a score would go down.
Hi Bart Kemper
RG score heavily depends on the number of articles you add (which are indexed in RG) as well as your citations on RG. The number of publication views are also important. To some extent (not compared to citations /articles), RG score also increase with active participation on the RG platform (ie. Asking/answering questions, participating in discussions etc.)
If your score is built solely on articles and publications, it is highly unlikely for it to decrease despite a period of dormancy. However, if your score was built chiefly on active participation (question, answers, discussions etc.), then the score is likely to reduce when you become dormant (ie not contributing on the platform). Checking your profile, I have noticed you've asked and answered some questions. You may have stopped doing that without adding any new publications. This could be the reason. For it to increase significantly, you should try perform better than how you did the previous week. Hope this helped.
Thanks. I actually did more participation and it went down. It's why I was wondering.
Try to publish papers in good impact factors, following and answer the questions.
Interesting!
Checking from the stat view on your profile, will you grade yourself as performing better than the previous week? If so, then you have to focus on publications more if you wish to increase. You also have, on your profile, a lot more presentations and conference papers. These do not significantly increase your score.
Asking questions not related to research may lead to a decrease in your RG score! Also poor participation in discussions could be another reason.
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