Publications

ResearchGate automatically merges publications where all information is identical, including title, publication date, and journal. To edit your duplicate publications and make the information identical:

1. Go to the publication’s ResearchGate page
2. Click the blue downward-facing arrow next to 'Share my publication' on the right-hand side and click 'Edit' from the drop-down menu
3. Make the necessary changes
4. Click Save.

Once all of the information is matched, it can take up to 72 hours for the publications to be automatically merged. Please note, if one of the publications was uploaded by a user, they will not merge.

You can edit your publication’s details by following these steps:

1. Go to the publication’s ResearchGate page by clicking on the title of the publication
2. Click on the blue arrow to the right of 'Share my publication' and select 'Edit' from the drop-down list
3. Make the necessary changes
4. Click ‘Save.’

Or:

1. Go to your Contributions tab and click on the downward-facing arrow below and to the right of the publication's title and select' Edit' from the drop-down list.
2. Click on the blue arrow to the right of 'Share my publication' and select 'Edit' from the drop-down list
3. Make the necessary changes
4. Click ‘Save.’

Note: Certain types of publications cannot be changed to other types, like 'Dataset', or 'Research'. These must be removed and re-uploaded as the correct type.

To edit author names:
1. Click ‘Edit authors’
2. Update the author information and click ‘Request changes’ or ‘Save.'

If you are the creator of the publication and the sole claimant, you can modify the authors of your publication instantly, otherwise, these changes will be reviewed manually and can take some time.

ResearchGate makes it easy for you to add all types of research and publications to your profile. Click the large blue box at the top right of any ResearchGate page that says 'Add new ', and then select the applicable publication type from the drop-down menu.

Once you’ve added your publications and research to your profile, they’ll be listed under your Timeline tab.

To remove a publication from your profile:

1. Go to your profile’s Timeline tab
2. Click on the 'x' next to the publication you want to remove
3. Select one of the deletion options if they are displayed*
4. Click Remove again in the box that appears to confirm your choice.

If you need to remove more than one publication, you can do this by going to your 'Contributions' tab and clicking on 'Edit list' above your list of publications.

*If you originally added the publication to ResearchGate you’ll also have the option to delete it from our database.

If you'd like to replace your publication's full-text with an updated or different one, please click the title of the publication to go to its publication page, and then follow these instructions:

1. Go to your Timeline tab
2. Scroll down to the publication you’d like to remove
3. Next to the details of this publication, click the 'x' button
4. Check the box that reads 'Just the full-text from my publication'
5. Select the reason why you’re deleting this publication from the drop-down menu
6. Click Remove

The full-text version is now removed; however, the title and abstract of the publication will still remain on your profile.

We have recently turned off the manual citations/references function, as we are working on creating a better way to add them that will be implemented soon.

While citations using standard citation styles are usually extracted accurately on ResearchGate, there are some instances where they cannot be extracted – for example, for full-text PDFs that have been created from scanned hard copies. Please also note that citations that do not have accurate time data may not be included in your citation counts. Our citation data is regularly updated and we are working hard to improve how we match and extract citations. You should be seeing the changes soon.

We're also experimenting with a prototype that allows us the possibility of interfacing with external sources of citation data to update singular publications.

You can follow publications by going to the publication's ResearchGate page, and clicking on 'Follow Publication' at the top right of the page. This will help you stay up to date with any updates to this paper.

You can view your list of followed publications by going to your profile, and scrolling down to 'Followed Publications' on the right-hand side, underneath your list of Followers.

ResearchGate’s database is updated by the community and the ResearchGate team working together. The best way to ensure a missing journal is added to the database is to contact RG Community Support with the journal’s web page and ISSN.

We include journals in our routine updates, so there may be a short delay before your journal is added to the database.

We no longer display journal metrics, like the Impact Factor, as they don't provide a reliable indication of the quality of any individual article or researcher published in the journal. Instead, we show your H-index and RG score, which take your individual contributions into account. We are also looking into improving these publication and author-level metrics in order to better represent exactly how influential your research is.

For plagiarism concerns, we suggest you get in touch with the publisher of your article and have them file a DMCA-compliant notice. They hold the relevant rights to do so. We act expeditiously to remove or disable access to any infringing material upon such formalized notice.

ResearchGate is a service provider and therefore a neutral entity that only ‘reports’ on what has been published elsewhere. This means that we have neither the authority, nor the capacity to judge on questions regarding plagiarism.

You can find out more about our stance towards plagiarism in our Terms and Conditions: https://www.researchgate.net/application.TermsAndConditions.html.