Scholarly Impact 5-Day Challenge

Google Scholar Citations is a free and publicly discoverable way to showcase your publications and citations. The Google Scholar h-index is calculated the same ways as the formal academic databases (Web of Science, Scopus, and Dimensions), but relies on Google’s algorithm to find and count citations. The Google citation algorithm is proprietary and has been controversial (for example see here, here, here, and here).  However, your Google Scholar Profile can still be a convenient public way to collect your publications, track coauthors, and highlight the citation impact of your work.

More information about publication and scholarly impact profiles can be found on the Publication and Impact Analysis guide.  For assistance with common impact metrics or compiling research metrics, contact the Libraries’ Research Impact Informationist, Kimberly Powell at krpowel@emory.edu.

• To create a Google Scholar profile, you will need to use your personal Google/Gmail account. During registration you may provide your Emory email as your verified contact.
• Log on at scholar.google.com and select “My Profile” from the upper left corner.
• Add your affiliation, faculty webpage, and/or university email to confirm your account.

• Many authors will be able to claim their full publication list from a recommended article group. Authors with common names or initials may need to individually select their publications from several groupings.
• Once you have claimed a few articles, you can click on the “+” icon to add additional articles and configure your auto-claim settings. Select automatic updates to allow publications to be added as they are posted – this is only recommended for authors who were able to easily claim a single article group.

To make your work searchable, you will need to select “Make it public.” Use the pencil next to your name to edit your account settings.