Research Impact Summer Series

Welcome back to week three of the Summer Research Impact Series!

So far, you’ve set up an ORCID ID and learned more about how you can use the library for your research and in your classrooms. This week we have a challenge for you that we hope will help you take control over your online profiles. The challenge is to create a Google Scholar account and claim your Researcher ID on Publons. Directions are listed below and also outlined on the research guide if you need to refer back to it at a later date. If you already have a Google Scholar Profile and ResearcherID on Publons take a few minutes to review your profiles and make sure they’re up to date.

Taking control of these online profiles ensures that you have an accurate H index and increases SEO (Search Engine Optimization). You’d be amazed how many people named [Insert your name here] exist, we want to do everything we can to ensure the right person is affiliated with your scholarly work. Staying up to date with your profiles makes tenure review easier on you too! Your Publons ResearcherID is used for your author profile in Web of Science.

Getting these set up initially may take a little time but once you’re up and running maintenance should be easy! Most, if not all, of the articles you’ve written should come up when you enter your credentials so it’s just a matter of attributing them to your profile and removing any articles you didn’t author.  

• Go to https://scholar.google.com and click “my profile” at the top left of the screen
• From there edit your name, affiliation and the email address you’d like affiliated with the account

• Click “next” and find the list of articles that appear to be yours
• Sort through the articles to confirm you wrote them or remove any you did not

• Select how you’d like to be notified of additional articles
• Select public to ensure others can find your profile
• Create a calendar reminder to look over your account every few months

• Go to Publons and click “register” at the top right of the screen
• Fill out the simple account questions or use your ORCID ID

• Select the option to “Tie your profile to your Web of Science Record by claiming your ResearcherID”

• You’ll then see a list of publications attributed to your email address, select the ones you wrote and then click “submit” this will reject the articles you did not write and keep the ones you did

• Your ResearcherID will auto populate in your account and you’ll receive a confirmation email with the number as well
• From here you can edit your profile to add additional citations
• Create a calendar reminder to check this profile and make any necessary updates every few months

By spending a little bit of time getting these profiles set up you’ll hopefully save time in the long run. Making a note to check in periodically saves you from scrambling when it comes time to submit for tenure or a promotion.  

Other universities have helpful suggestions and tips for getting all of your profiles set up. See these examples below: