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ORCID: Add Your Works

Learn about ORCID, why it's important, and how you can register and manage your ORCID record

How To Add Works to Your Profile

There are a number of ways to add your research to your ORCID record. 

  1. Link Works From Another System - Use the search & link tool to connect to SCOPUS, Research ID, Crossref, and more. Allows for some automation (recommended).
  2. Import A BibTeX File from Google Scholar, or other citation system - Download your citations from your Google Scholar Profile (or other profile) as a BibTeX file.
  3. Manually - Enter each individual citation. Best if your works are not available through the search & link tool or via BibTeX upload. 

Select each of the tabs to find step by step instructions for adding work to your profile. 

ORCID Help Center home page

Easily import your publications and other research output to your ORCID record.

Under the Works header, click Add Works, then Search & Link, and select a tool to import your works automatically or add them by hand. You'll be prompted to grant access to your ORCID record then taken to the member's website to select the works to add to your ORCID record.

While it is possible to add works manually, we recommend that you permit trusted organizations to add/update this information to add and update them for you--look for the green ID icon next time you submit a paper, book chapter, or book (learn more about auto-updates). 

Here are list supported Search & Link wizards that allow for bulk loading of your research:

  • CrossRef Metadata Search
  • DataCite
  • MLA International Bibliography
  • Researcher ID
  • Scopus ID

To import citations from any of these sources, choose one and you will launch a search on your name as author. A wizard will prompt you to select your citations and associate them with your ORCID profile. For Scopus and Web of Science, you will ultimately be assigned a Scopus Author ID or Researcher ID (if you do not already have one) and these identifiers will be associated with your ORCID. While importing from these sources, you can select if your ORCID profile will be automatically updated, adding citations to your ORCID profile when you publish. 

If you have a Google Scholar profile, or other list of publications, that is already populated, you can use this to populate your ORCID profile. 

Begin by navigating to your Google Scholar profile. Select the publications you would like to add to your ORCID profile, then select EXPORT >> BibTeX.

Formatting your BibTeX:

  1. Copy your citations into a text editor.
  2. Click on "File" and select "Save As."
  3. In the "Save As Type" dropdown menu, choose "All Files" to allow any file extension.
  4. Name your file with a '.bib' extension. Ensure that "encoding is set to "UTF-8". 
  5. Click the "Save" button.

 

Next, navigate to your ORCID profile. Select ADD WORKS>>Import BibTex. Select the .bib file and complete the import. 

Works-Import BibTex screenshot

Works-Import BibTex screenshot

To add a work manually, start from the Works header, click +Add, then Add manually, and a box will appear enabling you to complete a manual work citation. See our works metadata article for a description of all the fields.

We recommend completing the Work identifiers field and as many other fields as possible when adding a work. The work identifier can be a DOI, ISBN, URL, ARK, or other resolvable identifier. When you enter an identifier, the system will check the identifier's source to see whether it is valid. If it is not valid, you will receive an error message. You can still save a work even if an error message is displayed.

**You can add a trusted individual to help with manual input of your works.** 

How To Add Funding Information To Your Profile

Add information about grants, awards, or other types of funding that you have received to support your research.

Similar to adding your published works, so you 2 options to adding funding information to your profile:

  1. Search & Link - Use the DimensionWizard to import your grant information (preferred).
  2. Manually - Use if your grants are not listed through the DimensionWizard.

You can use the DimensionsWizard to import funding information into your profile. 

Under Funding, go to Add Funding, then Search & Link, and select DimensionsWizard.

ORCID Dimension Wizard

Grant DimensionsWizard authorization.

You'll be taken to the Dimensions website, where you can search for grants you have received and link them to your ORCID profile. 

You can also add funding information manually. 

Under Funding, go to Add Funding, then Add Manually

ORCID Funding Menu

Complete the form with all relevant information. 

ORCID Funding Form

**You can add a trusted individual to help with manual input of your works.** 

Add A Trusted Individual

Need help managing your profile? Add a trusted individual to help with profile management. Everything from initial upload to updating can be assigned to another member of your team.

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