Day 1: Track your citations with Google Scholar

How can Google Scholar help me track my citations?

You’ve probably heard of and possibly used Google Scholar as a scholarly search engine.

Users can search for journal articles, conference papers, theses and dissertations, books, and more across the disciplines. Authors can create profiles using their Google accounts (like your UNLV.edu email address!) and claim authorship on their works that are available in Google’s database.

You can also upload your previously published scholarship from Google Scholar to your ORCID account using Bibtex!

Complete today’s challenge!

Begin tracking your citations in Google Scholar in just 3 easy steps:

1. Create your account in Google Scholar
   1. Visit https://scholar.google.com/
   2. Click “My Profile” in the upper left corner
   3. Sign in to your Google account (Note: You can use your unlv.edu email or another account)
   4. Fill in any missing information, such as affiliation, and adding keywords
2. Add or claim your publications
   1. You’ll be ask to verify a list of publications Google Scholar thinks you authored
   2. Check the box of the ones you did author to add them to your profile
   3. Adjust your settings - do you want Google Scholar to automatically add new publications? Do you want your profile public?
3. Track your citations!
   1. In your newly populated profile, click “View All” to check out what citations Google Scholar was able to locate
   2. Add any co-authors and click the + icon to add any publications that may have been missed
   3. Click the “Follow” button to receive a notification when Google Scholar finds a new citation of your scholarship
      

Bonus challenge

Take it a step further and find your h-index using Google Scholar!

Did you know? The h-index is an author-level metric that was designed to measure research quality over time, accounting for both the scholarly productivity and the research impact of the author. You can learn more about how the h-index is calculated on the Libraries guide to Bibliometrics and Altmetrics,

Authors can check their h-index in Google Scholar by visiting their profile and viewing the "Cited by" section on the right side of the screen. You can also check out this example profile if you don't have an h-index of your own.

Events to help with today’s challenge

Open Office Hours
Expert: Christina Miskey
Time: 11:30 am - 1:30 pm
Location: Research Consultation Room (Lied Library 1st Floor)

Do you have questions about Google Scholar, finding citations of your work, metrics, or about showing the impact of your publications? Stop by during these scheduled times and get some one-on-one assistance from the Research Impact Librarian.

RSVP is not required, but you can add it to your calendar!