ResearchGate is an academic networking platform with about 25 million users. It has faced criticism for allowing manipulation of metrics like reads and recommendations, which can distort the visibility and perceived impact of research papers. Some users reportedly collaborate to inflate these metrics. The platform has an open upload policy but lacks a formal vetting process for the content it hosts, raising concerns over the submission of plagiarized or low-quality research. As a result, the reliability of the academic reputation built on ResearchGate is increasingly questioned.
ResearchGate is one of the largest academic networking platforms in the world, hosting an estimated 25 million users, but faces criticism over metric manipulation by some users.
Some users are allegedly working together to inflate metrics tracked by ResearchGate, affecting paper visibility and diminishing research integrity within the scientific community.
The platform lacks a formal vetting process for most of its content and its open upload policy raises concerns over the quality and originality of research.
Metrics like reads and recommendations, intended to reflect a paper’s quality, can be easily manipulated, undermining the reliability of academic reputation on ResearchGate.
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