🆚 ResearchGate vs. Scopus

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.

Scopus is a multidisciplinary abstract and citation database curated by an independent advisory board, covering over 100 million peer-reviewed research records.

It provides search and discovery tools, author and organization profiles, journal metrics, citation analysis, historical content back to 1788, and an AI-powered research assistant.

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

• 🥇 Most popular in Germany in the Science And Research category.
• 🥇 Most popular in France in the Science And Research category.
• 🥈 Second most popular in the United Kingdom in the Science And Research category.
• ⬆️ 25th most popular in Germany in the Social Media category.
• ⬆️ 26th most popular in France in the Social Media category.

• 🥇 Most popular in Korea in the Science And Research category.

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

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• ResearchGate technology profile

• Scopus technology profile