🆚 ORCID vs. ResearchGate
Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *- 📈 ResearchGate is slightly more popular than ORCID.
- 🌎 ResearchGate is more popular in the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom.
- 🌍 ORCID is more popular in Russia, Vietnam, and Indonesia.
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ORCID (Open Researcher and Contributor ID) is an open, non-proprietary registry that provides unique persistent identifiers for researchers and scholars, enabling them to distinguish their identity and connect their work across systems.
It assigns a 16-digit ORCID iD to each user, allows individuals to manage a personal record with publications, affiliations, and funding, and offers a public API and registry search for interoperability across research platforms.
ResearchGate is a social networking platform for scientists and researchers that enables them to share publications, collaborate with peers, and engage in academic discussions online.
It allows users to upload and track research papers with metrics such as reads and citations, access a database with over 160 million publication pages, ask and answer questions through a dedicated Q&A system, follow topics and researchers, and maintain detailed profiles with publication lists, affiliations, and research statistics.
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- 🥇 Most popular in Russia in the Science And Research category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in Germany in the Science And Research category.
- ⭐ 4th most popular in Spain in the Science And Research category.
- ⭐ 4th most popular in Vietnam in the Science And Research category.
- ⭐ 5th most popular in the United States in the Science And Research category.
- 🥇 Most popular in France in the Science And Research category.
- 🥈 Second most popular in Germany in the Science And Research category.
- 🥈 Second most popular in the United Kingdom in the Science And Research category.
- 🥈 Second most popular in the Netherlands in the Science And Research category.
- 🥈 Second most popular in Australia in the Science And Research category.
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