Boost Your Online Visibility – Create a Google Scholar Profile

This guidance assists in fully utilizing the free Google Scholar platform to boost your online visibility. Google Scholar captures your published works, citations, and network of collaborators over time.

Benefits of Setting Up Your Google Scholar Profile

Setting up a Google Scholar Profile may significantly enhance your visibility as a researcher within an academic community, making it easier for other researchers, students, or industry professionals to discover your work. Google Scholar also provides valuable metrics, such as citations and h-index, which can aid in tracking the impact of your work over time.

How to Set Up Your Google Scholar Profile

Step 1: Sign in or sign up for a new Google account. You can create a new Google account here. 

Step 2: Go to Google Scholar and click "Set up your Google Scholar Profile".

Step 3: Fill out the prompted fields. Be sure to include your university email so your affiliation can be verified.

Step 4: Search for published articles or papers you have written and select them to be shown under your profile.

Step 5: You can choose to either have Google apply updates automatically, so it will find your publications automatically and show them under your profile, or you can have Google email you updates to review.

Step 6: Make your profile public in order to make your profile visible.

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