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Inside the RSIS Six-Pillar Scientist Ranking Methodology
A practical explanation of the six dimensions used by the ResearchHub Scientist Ranking framework.
A declared rather than hidden model
RSIS-2026.1 documents six components: Scientific Impact (30%), Research Influence & Quality (20%), Recent Performance (20%), Productivity & Contribution (15%), Research Leadership & Open Science (10%), and Research Integrity (5%). Their weights describe this specific ResearchHub model, not an international consensus on measuring scientists.
Why several pillars matter
Citation and output counts tell different stories. A researcher may be influential over decades while another has strong recent momentum. Open-science evidence and integrity considerations help keep the assessment broader than a single high-visibility paper or a single numerical index.
Evidence coverage comes first
A score is only interpretable when its inputs meet the method's admission requirements. RSIS does not assume that unavailable evidence equals zero. The current published methodology requires evidence across all six pillars for a formal overall score and sets additional rules for certificate eligibility.
Read the version number
Methods evolve as data coverage, sources and statistical safeguards change. Whenever quoting a result, record RSIS-2026.1 or the applicable future version, the comparison cohort and the retrieval date. Without those details, apparently precise comparisons may be misleading.
