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Engaging Online
Engaging with different online platforms and profiles to manage your researcher identity has a number of benefits:
- More control over your online presence.
- Share your work and expertise more broadly, including with the public.
- Justify your research to taxpayers.
- Increase your opportunities for impact through greater visibility.
However, this does require some effort and time to curate and/or cultivate the information on different platforms. Below is information about different ways to engage online and different platforms that you can use to cultivate an online presence.
Note: Mentioning a particular social media platform here does not constitute endorsement.
Best Practices for Engaging Online
- Decide on goals for engagement
- Focus on a particular platform or two
- Connect profiles when possible
- Control privacy settings
- Regularly review profiles and privacy settings
- Know best practices for your chosen social media platform (hashtags, noting who posts, audience, reading level, etc.)
- Use a professional photo
Profile Tools & Platforms
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Michigan Research Experts This link opens in a new windowA searchable database of research expertise across selected disciplines at the University of Michigan.
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Google Scholar ProfileClaiming your Google Scholar Profile helps to disambiguate your publication, name, and institution information within Google Scholar, aiding in accurate citation tracking.
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ORCIDAn ORCID number/ID enables transparent and trustworthy connections between researchers, their contributions, and affiliations by being an identifier for individuals to use with their name as they engage in research, scholarship, and innovation activities. Keep your ORCID profile updated, and share your ORCID when publishing or applying for a grant.
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Researcher ID/PublonsResearcher ID in Web of Science is now managed via Publons. You can add your publications, track your citations, and manage your Web of Science record. You can use this ID on other platforms such as ORCID and Michigan Research Experts.
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Scopus Author IDA Scopus Author ID is a number assigned to disambiguate individual authors within the Scopus database. This ID can be used to populate your profile in other platforms like ORCID and Michigan Research Experts. Search for your profile in Scopus, and the ID number will be in the upper left of your profile, under your name.
Social Media Tools & Platforms
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TwitterTwitter can be used to engage with colleagues, institutions, and the public. Use #hashtags to make your posts (tweets) findable by others interested in specific topics.
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LinkedInLinkedIn is a professional profile/social media service. You can simply have a profile that links out to other pages that you keep up to date, or you can use it to share links or comments.
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InstagramA social network focused on images and photos. A great platform if you often produce visually interesting work that you want to share publicly. Follow other people or institutions of interest, and use #hashtags to make your photos and images more findable.
Workshop Recording: Managing Your Online Researcher Identity
In this video, Sara Samuel and Yulia Sevryugina provide an overview of some of the specific platforms that scholars use, such as ORCID, LinkedIn, Google Scholar, and more.
This webinar was initially presented live via Zoom on April 21, 2022.
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Researcher Identity Workshop TranscriptFull, accurate transcript from the video featured above on the topic of managing your online researcher identity.