Use Author Identifier to Get Credit for Your Work
Author identifiers disambiguate authors with the same or similar name. Because they persist even if you change your name, switch fields, or relocate, having an author identifier ensures that your work is discovered and attributed to you. An identifier will simplify updating your CV or preparing an annual report because it streamlines the process of compiling a bibliography of your work. Searchable author identifier registries contain researcher profiles and lists of citations.
ORCID (Open Researcher and Contributor ID)
ORCID is a global registry of unique identifiers for researchers and scholars that is open, non-proprietary, transparent, mobile, and community-based. ORCID provides a persistent digital identifier to distinguish you from all other researchers, automatically linking your professional activities. Your ORCID identifier will belong to you throughout your scholarly career as a persistent identifier to distinguish you from other researchers and ensure consistent, reliable attribution of your work.
We recommend registering for an ORCID, find more information here: http://libguides.sjsu.edu/ResearchImpact/ORCID
Other Researcher Identifiers
ResearcherID: ResearcherID is Thomson Reuters’ registry of unique author identifiers limited to authors with work indexed in Web of Science. ResearcherID adds dynamic citation metrics from Web of Science. Authors must register for a ResearcherID.
Scopus ID: Scopus automatically assigns a unique author identifier to all authors of content in the Scopus database and generates a publication list associated with each identifier. If you have an ORCiD, Scopus will automatically keep your ORCiD bibliography up to date.
Google Scholar: Ensures that all your works are grouped together in Google Scholar and enables you to track citations to your work.
Find & Connect with Like-Minded Researchers
Academia: Facilitates interactions with other scholars and promotes sharing your works. Also provides analytics regarding use of your works.
ResearchGate: Facilitates interactions with other researchers and promotes sharing your research. Also tracks citations and downloads of your works as well as tweets about your works.
Mendeley: Mendeley is a freemium-based reference manager and academic social network that can help you organize your research, collaborate with others online, and discover the latest research. Create a researcher profile, track views and downloads as an alternative impact measure, and find similar papers to the ones you're reading.
LinkedIn: Used by business scholars as a platform to share information and discuss issues.
Enhance Discoverability & Dissemination
Digital repository of the research, scholarship, and creative works of San José State University faculty, students, and staff. The repository increases the global visibility of our campus community's intellectual output. Please email us with questions, comments, or suggestions.
Use SHERPA RoMEO to look up a journal's archiving policies to see what you (as an author) are allowed to do with your articles and where you can share them.
Communicate Your Research Online
There are a variety of online places you can share your work to increase and track its visibility. Here are some to get you started:
Twitter: Share links and short messages, keep up with conferences and meetings, and connect with potential collaborators. Tweets can be tracked for altmetric purposes.
Slideshare: Freely share your slide presentations, infographics, and more. Track slide downloads as an alternative research impact measure.
figshare: A cloud based repository that "allows users to upload any file format to be made visualisable in the browser so that figures, datasets, media, papers, posters, presentations and filesets can be disseminated."
WordPress: Create a free blog or website with the popular platform.