Scopus Author ID
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| Scopus Author ID | |
|---|---|
| Name | Scopus Author ID |
| Developer | Elsevier |
| Released | 2004 |
| Type | Author identifier |
| Website | Scopus |
Scopus Author ID
The Scopus Author ID is a digital identifier assigned by Elsevier's Scopus abstract and citation database to individual authors to collate bibliographic records, citations, and institutional affiliations across publications. It serves as a node linking publication metadata from journals and conference proceedings indexed by Elsevier and partner publishers, facilitating discovery and bibliometric analysis used by universities such as Harvard University, University of Oxford, and Stanford University and by organizations like World Health Organization, European Commission, and United Nations agencies.
Overview
Scopus Author ID aggregates records from sources including Nature (journal), The Lancet, IEEE Xplore, Springer Nature, Wiley-Blackwell, and American Chemical Society publications to produce consolidated author profiles. The identifier supports scholars from institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Cambridge, University of Tokyo, Peking University, National University of Singapore, and research centers such as CERN, Max Planck Society, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. It interfaces with metrics employed by rankings such as Times Higher Education World University Rankings, QS World University Rankings, and funding bodies including the National Institutes of Health, European Research Council, and Wellcome Trust.
Assignment and Algorithm
Scopus assigns Author IDs through automated algorithms that parse metadata from publishers such as Elsevier, Taylor & Francis, SAGE Publications, Oxford University Press, and Cambridge University Press. The matching process considers author name strings, institutional affiliations (for example, Princeton University or University of Toronto), co-authorship networks involving scholars like Albert Einstein (as a historic example), subject journals such as Cell (journal), and publication venues like Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Machine learning and heuristics use patterns from collaboration graphs seen in projects at MIT Media Lab and Stanford AI Lab and draw on external authority files used by libraries such as Library of Congress, British Library, and National Diet Library (Japan).
Author Profile and Metrics
A Scopus author profile displays publication lists, citation counts, h-index, and subject classifications drawn from indexing in journals like Journal of the American Medical Association, The BMJ, Physical Review Letters, and conference proceedings from ACM SIGGRAPH and IEEE Conferences. Institutions such as Columbia University, University of California, Berkeley, Yale University, and University of Melbourne use these metrics for reporting to funders like National Science Foundation and Japan Society for the Promotion of Science. Profiles may include affiliations with research institutes including Salk Institute, Rockefeller University, and Howard Hughes Medical Institute and connect to identifiers such as ORCID and library systems used by Harvard Library and New York Public Library.
Disambiguation and Errors
Disambiguation challenges arise from homonyms (e.g., multiple authors named John Smith), name variants like those of Marie Curie (née Maria Skłodowska) and transliteration issues affecting researchers from regions tied to institutions like Moscow State University or Tsinghua University. Errors can result in merged profiles or split records affecting scholars connected to collaborative projects at Los Alamos National Laboratory or Brookhaven National Laboratory. Manual curation by authors, librarians at libraries such as Bodleian Library and Bibliothèque nationale de France, and institutional research offices at Imperial College London can request corrections; similar reconciliation efforts are used in archives like arXiv and catalogues at WorldCat.
Integration with Other Systems
Scopus Author ID integrates with identifiers and platforms including ORCID, research information systems such as Pure (Elsevier) and Symplectic Elements, institutional repositories at Dublin City University and Universität Heidelberg, and grant databases used by Economic and Social Research Council and Australian Research Council. It is consumed by citation analysis tools and services offered by Clarivate Analytics and altmetric providers tracking mentions in outlets like Twitter, Google Scholar, and media tracked by LexisNexis.
Privacy and Data Policies
Elsevier’s policies govern the use of Scopus data, intersecting with data protection regimes such as the General Data Protection Regulation enforced by entities like the European Data Protection Board and national authorities including the Information Commissioner's Office in the United Kingdom. Institutional data sharing agreements involve universities such as Uppsala University and ETH Zurich and compliance with mandates from funders like Horizon Europe and national research councils. Authors and institutions may manage visibility and corrections via support channels practiced by libraries including Princeton University Library and consortia like CONZUL.