Researcher and author profiles

Google Scholar profile

A Google Scholar profile provides a list of your publications found in Google Scholar, including basic metrics such as citation counts and h-index, and your verified institutional affiliation. If you make your profile public (optional) your profile will appear at the top of Google Scholar searches for your name, making your research easier to find.

Applications

• Manage your publications in Google Scholar
• Get publication metrics for your work, such as h-index and citation count
• Can have a complete list of your publications and improve findability of your research
• Find citation metrics for publications not indexed in Scopus or Web of Science (eg. conference papers, books, chapters, reports)

Considerations

• You need to create and manage your Google Scholar profile yourself

Manage your Google Scholar profile

Go through the steps below to learn how to create your Google Scholar profile and add publications to your profile.

1. Access Google Scholar.
2. Click My Profile.
3. You will be prompted to login using your personal Google account (if you don’t already have a Google account, it will promote you to create one). Note: Google recommends you use a personal account (not your work or institutions account) so you can easily keep your profile if you move institutions.
4. Fill in the form. Remeber you need to include your Deakin university email address under Email for verification.
5. Then click Next.
6. Google scholar will provide you a list of author profiles (Groups), which it thinks belong to you:
   • Select your name from the list.
   • Then click on Articles to view suggested articles that you contributed to.
   • Scroll through the list and deselect any publications which are not yours.
   • If any of your publications are missing, search for them using the search box. Add any retrieved articles by ticking the box next to the articles.
   • Click on Selected in the top right corner of the screen to see all your selected articles.
   • Click on the arrow at the top of the screen to continue.
7. Choose whether Google will automatically add new publications to your profile or you will manually add them. Note: Automatically add new publications can save you time, but it may mistakenly add publications to your profile that aren’t yours.
8. Then set your profile visibility and email alert preferences. 
9. Then click Done.
10. Review your profile and upload a photo (optional)
11. Go to your university email to click on the verification link.
12. Once your profile is public, it appears in Google Scholar search results.

Troubleshooting your Google Scholar profile

Google Scholar profile doesn't appear

If your Google Scholar profile doesn't appear when you search your name in Google Scholar search results, check you have set your profile to public and verified your university email.

Multiple Google Scholar profiles appear

If multiple profiles appear, you’ve likely created accounts with different Google logins. To delete one:

1. Sign in to the Google Scholar account you want to remove.
2. Click the menu in the top left corner.
3. Go to Settings > Account.
4. Click Delete Scholar account and confirm.

Lost access to Google Scholar account

If you've lost access to Google Scholar account you want to delete check out the How to recover your Google Account or Gmail page.

Analyse Google Scholar citation data and profiles

To analyse citations from Google Scholar data and obtain a range of research metrics, download the freely available software Publish or Perish.

Install Publish or Perish on Deakin device

To install Publish or Perish on Deakin Windows 11 computers, you need to request it through the Software Request form:

1. Go to the online form.
2. Under Services, select I need software.
3. Then choose your operating system and select Windows.
4. In the Software Name field, search for Publish or Perish. It will appear in the list, then select it and click Next.
5. Click Next again to open Options section.
6. For Does the software require a version update?, select No (unless you're updating an existing version).
7. In the Deakin Managed Computer section, search for your name or DPN number and select your device from the dropdown list.
8. Then click Next.
9. Finally you’ll receive an email once your request has been approved and assessed by IT, along with a link to installation instructions.

Further help with Google Scholar profile

For further information on Google Scholar profiles and publications check out the Google Scholar profile general questions page.