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Researcher Identity & Impact

This guide is designed to assist you with expanding the impact of your research by developing your researcher profile and explaining how metrics work.

Scopus Author ID

The Scopus Author ID is created automatically when two or more articles are published in the database and linked to one name. Scopus gets daily updates to its content from thousands of publishers, which it uses to generate new author profiles and update existing ones. No additional registration is required, as the profile is assigned automatically when a paper is published. However, profile updates can be requested in order to: set a preferred name, merge profiles, change affiliation, add or remove documents. The Scopus Author ID allows you to:

  • view your publications in one place
  • explore various metrics related to your work and profile (h-index, citation counts, publications, and co-authors).
  • link your ORCID iD to your Scopus Author profile.

Note: Creating a user account in the Scopus database is different from having an Author Profile there. They can be linked to one another, however. A user account is necessary to request corrections to your Author Profile page. 

How to find if you have an account: Enter your name into the Scopus author search.

Find more information here and learn how to update your Author Profile in five steps. 

Discover your Scopus profile and find your Scopus Author ID.

 

 

Learn more about what you can do on your Author details page.