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[–] coherent_domain@infosec.pub 26 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

It feels very strange to me that any serious citation counter would index ResearchGate, which AFAIK don't have any check before publishing a preprint. It is basically a more reputable vixra.

But then again citation count, or "impact factor", are in general quite bad to determine the quality of one's research, and often can be easily manipulated even through legitimist means: simply publish more mediocre papers.