Review:
Scopus Author Id (elsevier)
overall review score: 4.2
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The Scopus Author ID (Elsevier) is a unique identifier assigned to authors within the Scopus bibliographic database managed by Elsevier. It helps distinguish individual researchers, consolidate their publication records, and facilitate accurate attribution of scholarly work across the scientific community. This system is part of Elsevier’s broader efforts to enhance research discoverability, author disambiguation, and impact tracking.
Key Features
- Unique identifier for each author in the Scopus database
- Automated author disambiguation using metadata and algorithms
- Links to an author's publication record within Scopus
- Includes affiliation and subject area information
- Allows for profile management and updating by authors
- Facilitates citation analysis and research profiling
Pros
- Improves author disambiguation across extensive publication datasets
- Streamlines attribution and tracking of scholarly work
- Enhances visibility of researchers’ contributions
- Supports academic evaluation and collaboration efforts
- Provides a centralized platform for managing publication profiles
Cons
- Assignment may sometimes misattribute works to incorrect authors due to metadata similarities
- Requires authors to actively claim or maintain their profiles for completeness
- Limited integration outside of Elsevier’s ecosystem unless linked with other databases
- Potential privacy concerns regarding data aggregation