Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID) is an open and non-profit project which has developed a unique identifier for authors/researchers. The objective is to guarantee the unequivocal distinction of the scientific and technical production of the researchers, and also to be an effective method to entangle the research activities referenced in different information systems. ORCID is a unique numerical identifier of 16 digits, it is independent and it is based on the ISO 27729:2012 standard. It is applicable to all disciplines, research sectors across borders. It connects researchers and research by incorporating ORCID identifiers into the workflow of scientific communication.
It is a global application system that allows users to register their records with other author identification systems (Scopus Author Identifier, WOS ResearcherID and Google Scholar).
Each author indexed in the Scopus citation database has an automatically generated numeric identifier that helps the identification of authors/researchers with identical or similar surnames and/or names or spelling variations, and it groups documents under the same identifier.
To check if you have been assigned with this identifier you must perform a query following this link, you must be authenticated: https://www.scopus.com/freelookup/form/author.uri
It is possible to find different profiles in Scopus for the same author. These possible duplicities happen when you have been publishing with variants of the your name or with different institutional affiliations. To collect all the Scopus records in a single researcher profile, you can use the following wizard: https://www.scopus.com/feedback/author/home.uri#/
In order to create a Google Scholar profile you will need a Google account. Once you have configured your Google Scholar profile, you can add your publications either automatically based on the application suggestions, or manually.
Google Scholar ensure to collect all citations from researchers' publications under the same name. The profile includes the name, the selected keywords of research interests, the generated citations metrics and the citations (including the links to the cited articles).
Further information on 'Google Scholar' help page.
How do you include the indentifiers in the UB research information system (Curricul@-GREC)
Instructions (catalan version)
How to import/export records to ORCID
From ORCID
From Scopus
Instructions (catalan version)
Identificadors d'investigadors: guia ràpida (catalan version)
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