Academic Profiles

Author profiles in Scopus are automatically generated when Scopus indexes at least one of your publications. Scopus author profiles are limited to sources that Scopus indexes, including peer-reviewed journal articles, conference proceedings, books and book chapters and review articles. You can not create a profile in Scopus if one doesn't already exist.

Multiple author profiles for the same person in Scopus can occur due to inconsistencies in how author information is listed across different publications. Scopus relies on metadata provided by publishers, and small variations in an author's name can lead to fragmented profiles. Scopus does have a process for combined multiple profiles into one, single author profile on the platform. (See Optimizing H-Index section.)

• Broader subject coverage than Web of Science
  Scopus includes a wider range of peer-reviewed international journals, conference proceedings, and books, particularly in engineering, computer science, and social sciences, where Web of Science is more selective.

• More transparent affiliation and institutional tracking
  Scopus tracks institutional affiliations and allows analysis of output by author, department, or university, which is not possible in Google Scholar.

• Integrated analytics tools for research impact
  Scopus provides access to SciVal (for institutions) and built-in tools like citation trend graphs, subject area analysis, and co-author networks—features not available in Google Scholar and more limited in Web of Science.

• API access and structured data export for research offices
  Scopus allows structured export of bibliometric data via APIs, enabling universities to track performance at scale (not possible in Google Scholar, limited in Web of Science without additional tools).