A Google Scholar profile keeps track of research outputs that are indexed in Google Scholar. This includes article citations and a h-index, among others. A Google Scholar profile is created and managed by you through logging in via a personal Gmail account.

If you choose to make your profile public, it will appear in Google Scholar results when people search for your name.

Things to consider when using a Google Scholar profile:

• Metrics from Google Scholar, such as your h-index and citation count will inevitably be higher than the same metrics in other databases. This is because Google Scholar has a wider base of knowledge to pool from ie. the internet, verses the selective indexing of Web of Science or Scopus
• Google Scholar includes reports and other documents that are not listed in other citation databases
• Repositories are a source of Google Scholar records, so make sure all of the research outputs that you would like to have listed in Google Scholar are listed in ResearchOnline@JCU

What should I include in my Google Scholar profile?

• Profile picture
• Biography
• Keywords
• Contact information
• Verify with your institution email address