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Research Impact & Researcher Identity

Your Researcher Identity

A researcher or author identifier uniquely identifies an individual within a specific digital space or information system, such as a citation database (like Web of Science or Scopus). Some information systems are able to communicate and exchange information with each other. Identifiers may be aligned with or act as an author profile, which allows a researcher to maintain an online presence, track citations, and manage their scholarly record.

These tools can also help to: 

  • increase discoverability of your work
  • eliminate publication misattribution 
  • improve administrative efficiency by preventing a researcher from entering in data more than once
  • build a professional network of researchers with similar interests 
  • provide more accurate metrics