Tools and platforms for building and maintaining a digital identity
| Tool | Creating a profile | Automatic ORCID integration | Measures h-index | Counts citations | Monitors Altmetrics score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google Scholar | Free (Google Scholar citations profile) | No (manual linking possible) | Yes | Yes | No |
| Dimensions | Free (basic access); paid (advanced analytics via institutional subscription) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| PlumX | Paid (institutional subscription via Elsevier) | Yes | No (focuses on article-level metrics) | Yes | Yes |
| Scopus | Paid (institutional subscription; free author profile creation within platform) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (via PlumX integration) |
| Web of Science | Paid (institutional subscription; free ResearcherID profile) | Yes (via ResearcherID) | Yes | Yes | No |
| Tool | Creating a profile | Automatic | Measures h-index | Counts citations | Monitors Altmetrics score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google Scholar | Free (Google Scholar citations profile) | No (manual linking possible) | Yes | Yes | No |
| Dimensions | Free (basic access); paid (advanced analytics via institutional subscription) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| PlumX | Paid (institutional subscription via Elsevier) | Yes | No (focuses on article-level metrics) | Yes | Yes |
| Scopus | Paid (institutional subscription; free author profile creation within platform) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (via PlumX integration) |
| Web of Science | Paid (institutional subscription; free ResearcherID profile) | Yes (via ResearcherID) | Yes | Yes | No |
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