There are three types of groups in Mendeley. They are listed below.
Look on the top right on each paper page in to get know a little more about who is using the paper.
Join one of over 100,000 public groups to discuss the latest research in your field, stir debate, add content and promote your own work. Or create your own public group.
To search for public groups on Mendeley: Login to Mendeley Web then click the groups tab and enter a topic of interest into the search bar to find groups related to that topic.
Identify collaboration partners with Mendeley.
Search the people directory and follow interesting people.