What this source helps you find
Find a researcher identifier and the contributions or affiliations made public in their record.
Public sources / INT
ORCID
Find a researcher identifier and the contributions or affiliations made public in their record.
Limit to retain in your conclusion
Check each item’s provenance; visibility and completeness vary by record, and an identifier does not certify expertise.
Useful search anchors
- ORCID identifier
- Exact name
Fields to record when citing a result
- ORCID identifier
- Producer / publisher
- Access date and time zone
- Observed passage / value
Evidence record to retain
ORCID, cited contribution, field provenance, affiliation and access date.
Check before drawing a conclusion
Check who added the item; a past affiliation does not prove a current position.
Official reference page
Consultation date :
Reference content consulted.
This record concerns the cited page on this date, not permanent service availability or every feature. Data, files and APIs may have different access conditions.
Cross-check this source in a research route
Distinguish researchers with the same name
Compare ORCID identifiers, attributed works and affiliations; use ROR to identify organisations.
Similar names or topics are insufficient; check affiliation at the publication date.
Compare sourcesUseful methods
- Verify a research reference and its version
- Trace the evidence behind a claim
- Qualify an open source before using it