Research Impact

Step 2: Update Your Scopus Author Profile

Search for Your Author Profile

1. Click on the Authors tab.
2. Select Author Name
3. Enter your name
4. Enter your affiliation.
   
5. Choose your profile from the search results.
6. Click on Edit Profile to make changes.

Scenario A: Remove Incorrect Publications

• Review the list of documents.
• Remove any that do not belong to you.

Scenario B: Add Missing Publications

• Use the Search for Missing Documents feature to find your documents.
• Enter the title and search for missing document(s).

• Select the author associated with the document.

• Add the document to your profile.

• Review the changes made.

Scenario C: Merge Duplicate Profiles

• Click on the Authors tab and enter your name and affiliation.
• Select the profiles you wish to merge.
• Click Request to merge authors.

Await Confirmation

1. Review and submit your changes.
2. Changes may take 1–3 weeks to process.
3. You will receive an email notification when updates are live.
   

Click here to watch a video on how to do the above.

Step 3: Generate Your Citation Report (for non-PT Candidates)

You can generate a citation report using one of the following methods:

1. From the Author Profile

   • Important: Ensure all corrections to your author profile have been processed and updated by Scopus to guarantee accuracy before generating the citation report.
   • For guidance on correcting your author profile, refer to the Scopus Quick Video Tutorial.
   • Note: Updates are not immediate and may take 1–3 weeks to reflect in Scopus.

2. From the Saved List

   • Important: Ensure you've successfully completed Step 2: Verify your Publications Linked to Your Author Profile before generating the report.

From the Author Profile

1. Access the Authors Tab:
   • Click on the 'Authors' tab on the main search page.
   • Enter your author name.
2. Review Your Author Profile:
   • Select your name from the list to review your profile.

   

3. Edit Your Profile (if needed):
   • If your profile needs updates, click 'Edit Profile' to make corrections. Allow sufficient time (1–3 weeks) for updates to process.
4. Generate a Citation Report:
   • Once your profile is accurate, click 'Citation Overview' to create the report.

   

From the Saved List

1. Retrieve Your Publications:
   • Access your Saved List as per 'Accessing the Document Saved List' in Step 2.
2. Ensure Accuracy:
   • Verify your Saved List is current and accurate.
3. Select All Titles:
   • Click 'Check All' to select all documents.
4. Export the List:
   • Click 'Export' and select 'CSV Excel'.

   

5. Retrieve EIDs:
   • Open your CSV file and copy EIDs from the last column.

   

6. Advanced Document Search:
   • Go to Scopus Search, select 'Advanced document search'.

   

7. Enter Query String:
   • Enter EID() and insert your EIDs separated by OR. (Tip: Use Excel’s =TEXTJOIN(" OR ", TRUE, range) function for efficiency.)

   

8. Generate Citation Overview:
   • Select 'All' and click 'Citation Overview'.

   

Watch a detailed video tutorial here.