Deleting your account
Deleting your ResearchGate account is permanent and cannot be undone. Before deleting your account, please keep in mind that you can update your profile and account settings without having to delete your account:
You can easily change your account name, email address, and affiliation
Control who sees your profile by adjusting your Privacy settings
Unsubscribe from or customize your email notifications in your Email settings
Edit your publication list or remove full-texts from your profile
Prevent specific researchers from contacting you on ResearchGate by blocking them
If you have more than one account, you may be able to merge them
How can I delete my account?
If you decide to delete your account, here’s how:
Log in to your ResearchGate account.
Go to your Account settings.
Scroll to the bottom of the page and click Delete account.
Confirm your decision by clicking Continue.
If you’d like to, you can share details about why you're deleting your account. Your feedback helps us improve ResearchGate.
To finalize the deletion, enter your password and click Delete account. If you've forgotten your password, you can find out how to reset it here.
Your account will be deleted, and you’ll be logged out.
If you change your mind and wish to rejoin ResearchGate, you can sign up again at any time by visiting researchgate.net and clicking "Join for free."
Why is my deleted account still appearing in search results?
Once your account is deleted, the old profile URL redirects to our researcher index. We cannot control what the major search engines choose to keep on their search results, and it may often take some time for these pages to disappear from results due to the speed with which search engines manage and index changes to web pages.
How can I delete an account I can no longer access?
If you’d like to delete your account but are unable to log in, reset your password, or recall the associated email address, you can submit an account deletion request here.
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