Further to the above question, how is it possible to have an RG score of 60+ and a Research Interest score of less than 300?

The RG score depends on Reads, Recommendations, and Q&A.

TRI depends on Citations, Reads and Recommendations.

The connection between Citations and Q&A in RG is unknown.

However, it is reasonably clear that, on average, the RG score and TRI are negatively correlated.

It might be worth noting the following serious issue relating to the RG score:

https://www.researchgate.net/post/A_fatal_flaw_in_the_RG_score_if_you_care

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The equation to calculate TRI is:

TRI = (0.5 x Citations) + (0.25 x Recommendations) + (0.15 x Full Text Reads)

+ (0.05 x Other Reads)

Reads are by RG members.

As the determinants of the RG score and TRI are different, the sign and size of the correlation coefficient are entirely empirical.

But what is TRI? Is it the same as Research Interest?

To Aoife Ahern :

TRI is Total Research Interest, and is the weighted sum of the 4 categories under "Research Interest" in the "Stats Overview":

Citations (weight = 0.5)

Publication recommendations (weight = 0.25)

Reads by RG members:

Full-text reads (weight = 0.15)

Other reads (weight = 0.05).