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Questions tagged [google-scholar]

Concerning the use of Google's search system for searching scholarly research, including maintaining individual profiles.

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How long does it usually take for published articles to show up on Google Scholar?

The title pretty much says it all - what's the typical delay with which Google Scholar indexes newly published articles? (Note I'm not talking about citations, but about the article showing up at all.) Edit: the article in question went for over six…
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How to split two papers that Google Scholar incorrectly thinks are the same paper?

For some reason I don't understand, Google Scholar thinks two of my papers are the same, despite different titles, co-authors, and publication years. When I click on one ("Resonant absorption as mode conversion?") it lists 27 versions, most of which…
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How to get permission from Google to use Google Scholar Data, if needed?

As you maybe aware, Google does not provide any API for Google Scholar product and despite lots of request still there is no interest from Google to provide API for it. So, I am currently working on a product that can utilize publicly available…
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How do I add an article that is already in Google Scholar to my profile?

I have authored some publications that are already present in Google Scholar and have citations listed for them, but I see no way to add them to my profile. I see how to add an article with all of the same information manually, but this creates what…
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How does Google Scholar rank coauthor list?

I don't think the rank of the co-author list is random. It must follow some order that's definitely not the time order. I used to think that this rank depends on the number of papers you and the co-authors wrote, the number of citation of those…
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How I can efficiently use Google Scholar to find prior research on a topic?

For starting a new problem I generally need to look for work already published through Google Scholar. For example, recently I came across an equation, the Pochhammer-Chree equation. When I type this equation name in the Google Scholar tab, a large…
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Why is Google Scholar popular in some fields but not in others?

In disciplines such as computer science and engineering, Google Scholar is a fundamental tool in not only searching for recent work of a researcher but is also frequently used as a metric for the proficiency of the researcher. I've noticed in many…
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Search for authors on Google Scholar by their field of study and country

On Google Scholar, you can do an author search based on keywords. For example, if I find an author who has "Robotics" as a keyword, and I click on that keyword, it lists all the authors with that keyword, in order of the number of citations. What I…
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Accessing a "forgotten" Google scholar account

I have a Google scholar account A which is linked to my Google account and it all works well. But there is also another copy of me, a Google scholar account B, which says that it has a "verified email" (which is my university email). Apparently, I…
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what does [citation] mean in google scholar search results?

What does [citation] mean in Google scholar search results and why is it not clickable? I know there is also an option to include citations but I am not sure what that means? If something is cited is should exist somewhere. example: [CITATION] Use…
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How to increase the number of authors followed in Google Scholar?

I have created alerts in google scholar (one alert per researcher). The number of authors I can follow is limited (to 200) and thus I am not able to add more authors. Is it possible follow more authors? How?
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In creating a Google Scholar profile, should I use my personal email address or my university email address?

I want to create a Google Scholar profile. As far as I can tell, such profiles are not transferable from email address to email address. Should I use my personal email (Gmail) account, which I will hopefully have for the rest of my life? Or should…
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How I add a co-author to my Google Scholar profile?

I have co-authored some publications with an author who has a Google Scholar profile, but I see no way of adding him to my profile as a co-author. How I add a co-author to my Google Scholar profile?
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If you no longer have your university email address does your Google Scholar Profile become invalid?

Google Scholar requires a university email address for verification. I have not signed up for the service yet. If I leave the university, does my Google Scholar profile become invalid? Or can I still use/update my Google Scholar profile? Can someone…
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How to get information about new citations in Google Scholar without making profile public

Once per week I check my Google Scholar profile and I can see my citations count is increased. I would like to know, to which papers/works my increase in the number of citations is related to. How can I know this without making my profile public?
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