Your name is foundational to being discovered and recognized: it establishes your unique professional profile, which stays with you throughout your research and academic career. However, author ambiguity can and does occur, and these name variants can be a key concern when calculating your author level metrics.
ORCID, Scopus Author Identifier, Publons, Web of Science Research ID, SciENcv? With so many resources to help authors manage their profiles, where do you start? While there is overlap between the various resources, each one has its own functionality and unique features. Based on your research focus, you may want to maintain more than one profile.
The Author Profiles Guide provides an overview of select author profiles and suggested steps to manage your profile. Questions? Please complete our Ask Us form.