ORCID is a unique personal number that allows researchers to easily and automatically connect their research information across a wide range of online databases.

You can think of ORCID as the academic equivalent of your passport: It ensures other research systems and services know who you are and what you have done. Amsterdam Public Health encourages all researchers to create an ORCID account and/or connect your account with your Scopus author ID.

What are the benefits of ORCID?

  • Eliminate any ambiguity regarding your name and its variations across academic bibliographies and repositories
  • Save time: an ORCID synchronizes your profile across the web and simplifies publishing and funding applications
  • An ORCID remains with you throughout changes in your career stage
  • Improves the discoverability and accuracy of (academic) output
  • Improves your personal Amsterdam UMC or VU Amsterdam page, which ensures greater recognition of your work
  • It improves output registration (PURE) and output data on Research.org

    Do you already have an ORCID?

    Check whether your work is visible on your ORCID profile. If your work is not visible, connect your ORCID to your Scopus ID. See the manual for Amsterdam UMC below or VU Amsterdam on how you can check and connect your ORCID.

    Do you not have an ORCID yet?

    Register for one by following the instructions for researchers of Amsterdam UMC below or VU Amsterdam.