Keep your publication records and researcher profiles accurate, and monitor how your research is being discovered, accessed, cited and discussed.
Keep profiles and records current
Check your ORCID record, Research Profiles and Repository profile, Scopus Author Profile, Web of Science Researcher Profile, and Google Scholar profile. Add missing records, and correct duplicate or incorrectly attributed records where possible.
Confirm that publication and dataset records include accurate Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs), repository links, affiliations and open access status.
Check that your research is accessible
Test the publication link from outside University systems and confirm that the correct version is openly accessible where permitted. Check that any embargo date, licence, repository link and DOI are recorded correctly. If the full text cannot be made openly available, ensure that an accurate metadata record and link to the publication are available.
Monitor appropriate indicators
Depending on the output and platform, choose the appropriate indicators which may be citations, field-weighted citation performance, journal indicators, downloads, views, dataset citations, online attention, collaboration and geographic reach.
Interpret metrics in context. No single metric should be used on its own to assess the quality or value of a research output.
Keep a record of the evidence
Record relevant publication details, identifiers, licences, repository records, indicators, the platform used, the date checked and the context needed for interpretation.
Track developments in your field
Set up alerts in relevant databases, journals, researcher profiles, and citation tools. Alerts can help you follow new research, citations, authors, topics, collaborators and opportunities to build on or promote your work.
Next step
Tracking your research helps you understand what is reaching audiences, where your work is being used or cited and what could be improved.
Use what you learn from tracking your research to refine your publishing approach and plan your next research output.