We have just added a new feature which shows you papers from four different categories:

1.) Highest Ranked

2.) Most rated

3.) Most read

4.) Recently added

We will continue refining this functionality and would greatly appreciate your suggestions. Please contact us (contact (at) researchgate.net) if you have any ideas about how we can improve the literature section on ResearchGATE.net.

A lot of ResearchGATE.net members have asked whether it is possible to customize their start page. This blog entry will show you exactly where this feature is and what you can do with it.

Refer to the red box within the screenshot below to locate the customization section. If you click on it, you will be presented with 6 different options that allow you to customize the content on your start page.

Furthermore, we designed the boxes on the start page in such a way that you can drag and drop them (as you would do on your computer's desktop). Give it a try and tell us what you think about this nice tiny feature--and be sure to let us know how it might be improved!

The ResearchGATE.net Team

The Literature section on ResearchGATE.net offers you access to an incredibly powerful research tool.  Simply by visiting it, you will receive suggestions of papers that might be of great interest to you.

Many researchers have asked us how our system determines the papers it suggests to you. Here is a brief overview of the information that our system relies on:

1.) Your own publications and the publications which you read or keep in your library

2.) The scientific disciplines you indicate (including the additional keywords)

3.) All the other science related information that you provide in your profile

The more you invest in the ResearchGATE platform, the better the literature suggestions will be over time.

We recently had a long discussion with some of our members about what the best structure would be for administering topics and threads within groups. Initially, we allowed all members of groups to create topics and threads. In some groups this system got very confusing because topics were often duplicated.

We subsequently changed the administration structure so that only administrators could create topics, whereas threads could be started by any group member.  A new problem arose, however, in some groups whose administrators visited ResearchGATE infrequently and failed to start the first topic.

In the following screenshot you can see our new layout of the discussion board:

Your feedback suggested that we resolve this matter by automatically starting at least one topic in each group.  This topic will always be called "General Discussion".

Thank you to everyone who provided us with feedback on this matter and please contact us (contact@researchgate.net) if you have further suggestions.

The ResearchGATE Team

Simply copy and paste the HTML snippets into the code of your website or blog, and the link will automatically point directly to your public profile.

These badges offer you a very convenient and professional way of sharing your ResearchGATE.net profile. Enjoy!

The ResearchGATE Team