Researcher profiles
A researcher identifier is a unique identifier used by authors, publishers, universities and corporations to match authors to their research outputs.
Researcher identifiers can assist with name ambiguity problems caused by:
- Shared names – often more than one researcher in the same field can share the same name
- Different versions of names – for example, full name versus just initials. As far as possible, use the same version of your name consistently throughout your career
- Transliteration of names, accents and diacritics
- Name changes - researchers should try to use a unique name consistently throughout their academic career. If a name is common, consider adding an initial
ORCID: stands for Open Researcher and Contributor ID. It is a unique, permanent identifier that is portable and will travel with a researcher throughout their career, across organisations, institutions, and countries.
The aim of ORCID is to automate linkages to research outputs such as publications, grants, datasets, patents, and other identifiers, linking these all to the researcher.
An ORCID can be used in the following situations:
- When submitting research outputs to a publisher
- Media stories
- On websites and anywhere a researcher has a public profile
- On CVs
- Email signatures
Create an ORCID
Information about other researcher profile sites for sharing your research is available via the UoN Library Researcher profiles and networks libguide
Persistent Identifiers
A persistent identifier (PI or PID) is a long-lasting reference to a document, file, web page, or other digital object. Most PIDs have a unique identifier which is linked to the current address, or location, of the metadata or content. Unlike URLs, PIDs are often provided by services that allow you to update the location of the object so that the identifier consistently points to the right place without breaking.
Digital Object Identifier (DOI): is a unique alphanumeric string that identifies content and provides a persistent link to its location on the Internet. While a web address (URL) might change, the DOI will never change. DOI numbers start with a 10 followed by a full stop and contain a prefix and a suffix separated by a slash: doi:10.xxxx/xxxxx. Often, a publisher assigns a DOI when an article is published and made available electronically and they are increasingly being used for final data sets.
Research metrics: Information on measuring and visualising the impact of publications using a range of metrics and tools is available via the UoN Library Research metrics libguide
Information about promoting your research using social media is available here.