Gil Mahe

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How can we be sure that rainfall changes observed are linked with climate change?

Which part would come from changes in local meteorological conditions (for instance higher temperatures, higher humidity, etc.;., and how to be sure that such changes are not due to local changes...

01 January 2020 1,598 17 View

What is the interest to publish papers in journals which are not indexed neither by SCOPUS or by Web of Science?

Papers published in journals which are not indexed by SCOPUS or Web of Science, are not considered for the national assessment of researchers or laboratory performances in many countries. It thus...

12 December 2019 9,615 23 View

What do you think of i10 index?

i10 index is the number of papers that received at least 10 citations. It offers a complementary view of your publication activity in regard of the usual h index.

07 July 2019 6,063 6 View

If a scientific production not indexed in Web of knowledge or Scopus has a high number of citations, does it make it as valuable as indexed material ?

Many productions are not indexed (or very few) by Web of knowledge or Scopus , like maps, codes, participation to conferences (most of them), posters, research notes, thesis, books, etc... Among...

06 June 2018 2,581 3 View

Does someone knows how to get the Impact Factor of a Journal from Google Scholar metrics?

Google Scholar gives Journal metrics according to H index, not IF. But is there some way to get this IF from google scholar results? And how to compare IF and H ?

05 May 2018 5,978 8 View

SCOPUS, WOS/ISI, GOOGLE SCHOLAR, RESEARCHGATE, all give impact factors for journals; So why most often only use the IF given by WOS/ISI ?

Thanks for your comments.

03 March 2018 6,775 13 View

Would you be okay to publish some results in a new journal created as a "Project" in ResearchGate ?

I intend to create a New Journal in my field of research (hydrology/climate/environment) as a "Project" in ResearcGate. I want to call for papers and manage proposals as usual with peer review....

02 February 2018 6,052 3 View

Could/should we stop using huge private edition companies to publish our results today?

Knowing that we can publish anything for free in various platforms (RG, Academia, private websites, etc..) We only would need something like Scholar to ensure a free counting of citations, and...

01 January 2018 9,317 6 View

Are there studies dealing with comparison of rainfall grids from observed data for Africa?

For hydrological matters it is better to use the most accurate rainfall data. There are several rainfall grids for Africa. Do you know studies comparing different grids for Africa? At the HSM...

01 January 2017 9,041 10 View

How is publication indexation used to assess your work in your country?

To everyone in its country, what are the criterions used by your local institutions to assess your scientific work, concerning publications, h index, indexed reviews (Thompson WOK, SCOPUS, Google...

10 October 2016 5,316 0 View

How exactly is calculated the RI score ? Which replaces the RG score

RG score has been used since years by Researchgate to rank people according to a mix of several inidicators among which the weight of the answers and recommendations is very high They decided to...

01 January 1970 3,623 2 View

How Research Interest is calculated

A reproduction of what you can find on the website of RG How Research Interest is calculated Through our research and input from scientists, we decided to focus on how ResearchGate members are...

01 January 1970 4,276 2 View

Impact Factor and ResearchGate

About RG and Journals, do you know a list of Journals for which Rg gives the IF scores? I can not find it. You can find the Impact Factor of a Journal through RG by typing "Researchgate" followed...

01 January 1970 6,843 0 View