It can be challenging to track different forms of an individual researcher’s name across systems, distinguish between different researchers with the same name, and identify all scholarly works associated with a particular researcher.
Researcher names can be ambiguous for a number of reasons. People who have published under common names, maiden names, abbreviations, or names including non-Roman characters may encounter difficulties in being discovered online. ORCID iDs clarify this ambiguity by providing unique identifiers for each researcher.
ORCID iDs have already been integrated into workflows used by a variety of publishers, funders, and research organizations. The result is that citations can be automatically pushed to and from your ORCID profile with minimal effort on your part.
