ResearchGate, a Scientific Social Network, which Is Working as Growing Database and Cannot be Ignored neither Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons nor Publishers

ResearchGate (RG) was launched in May 2008 by two physicians (Ijad Madisch and Sören Hofmayer) computer scientist Horst Fickenscher as a social network platform for scientists, which is counting 20 million users.2 RG also named networked socio-technical system scholarly communication3, academic site3, site4. Citations, reads, Score, h-index, comments, personal communication via the much more functions of are so impressive every author. Moreover, collection articles` titles abstracts/summaries with “search” option made new sophisticated database. The principles helping to increase dissemination practical orientated science like oral maxillofacial surgery (OMS). In RG`s we can find articles from open access OMS journals Journal Korean Association Oral Maxillofacial Surgeons,5,6 Surgery Cases,7,8 etc. “Citations” than useful editorial offices publishers it helps track citation included Scopus. It facilitates monitoring implementation/compliance one 14 journal selection criteria inclusion into “Citednes Scopus” important category Standing.9 Citation published our easy RG. For example: article Le et al10,11 cited at June 16, 2021 Weyh al12,13 Atlas Clinics. summary, although discussions about operation exist,14 benefits this growing database should not be underestimated.