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Researcher IDs and Profiles

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An ORCID identifier is a unique, persistent personal ID. An ORCID ID provides an easy way to distinguish yourself from other people with similar names and to guarantee that you will get credit for your work. A few things to know:


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A Scopus Author Profile is a unique record of a researcher’s publication activity. The details come from peer-reviewed articles and other publications that are indexed in Scopus. The information in a profile includes the author name, the unique Author ID, affiliation(s), subject area(s), publications, citations, and co-authors. The profiles do not cover editorship, managerial or executive roles, or teaching positions. Visit the Scopus Author Profile FAQs for more information.


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Social Science Research Network (SSRN) is an online article repository containing abstracts, a large electronic paper collection, and specialized subject networks through which registered users can share and promote their work. For social science researchers, its site-specific metrics for “top papers,” “top authors,” and “top institutions” may serve as significant markers of impact.

 

The following sites are free commercial platforms that may not be maintained permanently. Researchers should check their publishers’ policies on sharing their publications before uploading them to any social networking sites.

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A Google Scholar profile is a very simple way of collating your publications (and citations to them) so that others can find your work and often find an accessible copy that they can read. See example profiles from University of Delaware researchers.

If you have a free Google account, setting up a profile is quick and easy. Just visit the site and click "My Profile" to register and start adding your publications. Once you have set up the profile, you can choose automatic updates so you don't need to spend a lot of time updating your publications list.


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Mendeley is both a citation management tool and a social network. Your Mendeley profile can index and promote your publications and track how often your publications are read and downloaded.


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Academia.edu is a free social networking platform for academics which aims to provide a system for scientists to share their results beyond the current journal system. Researchers can create a profile and list or upload their publications to monitor analytics such as the number of followers, number of profile views, and number of document views.


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ResearchGate is an academic social network created to facilitate collaborative discussion between scientists. A ResearchGate profile can provide metrics such as citations, ‘impact points’ based on journal impact factors, profile and publication views, and downloads. ResearchGate's partnership with DataCite allows you to generate a DOI for uploaded research outputs like datasets and conference papers, making them citable.