What is a Scopus Author Profile?
Scopus distinguishes between authors with the same name by giving each author a separate Scopus Author Profiles and grouping together all the documents written by that author.
Benefits
Having a Scopus Author Profile gives you the following benefits:
- Automatic author identification
- Publication list
- Citation metrics available
Limitations
Scopus Author Profile has the following limitations:
- Author identification not accurate unless author feedback has been provided. If any corrections are required, use the Author Feedback Wizard.
How do I get started with a Scopus Author Profile?
You will be automatically assigned a Scopus Author Profile when you publish in a journal indexed by Scopus.
These tutorials outline how you can create an author search, view author details, search for affiliations, review affiliation details, and use Scopus article metrics.
Once you have a Scopus Author Profile
- Ensure that Scopus has matched all your publications to your Scopus Author Profile correctly. The information tied to the publications tied to your profile will affect your h-index.
- Integrate your Scopus Author Profile with ORCID to maximize the benefits that author identifiers offer.
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More information on the ORCID website
Tips for working with Scopus Author Profile
This help menu by Scopus provides instructions on how to:
- Evaluate an author's performance
- Find and group potential author matches
- Set up an alert or RSS feed for an author
- Create a Citation overview
- Find co-authors
- Request corrections to author details
- Add documents to a list