Web of Science ORCID Search & Link Wizard: Quick Guide

What This Tool Solves

Researchers commonly face:

  • Fragmented publication records across platforms
  • Missed documents due to name variations
  • Time-consuming researcher profile maintenance

Web of Science ORCID Wizard resolves this in simple steps:

Step-by-Step Setup

(Requires: ORCID account + Web of Science account)

Step 1: Access the Wizard in ORCID

  • Access your ORCID account
  • Click on Work → Search & link
  • Find and select Web of Science from the list
  • Authorize Web of Science to access your ORCID record

Step 2: Search for your Web of Science Researcher Profile(s)

  • Search with your Last Name and First Name
  • (Optional) Add your name variant
  • Run the search

Step 3: Select your Web of Science Researcher Profile(s)

  • Use filters to quickly filter the results
  • Confirm identity matching:
    • ✅ Publication history
    • ✅ Institutional affiliations
    • ✅ Published names
  • Select all matched researcher profile(s) and click on ‘Review documents’ to continue

Step 4: Review Documents

  • Review documents under selected profiles
  • Deselect publications that are not written by you
  • Filter options: Author Name | Journal Name | Organizations
  • Make sure all selected publications are correct for import
  • Click "Confirm and import"

Step 5: Confirm and Import

  • Review ORCiD Import Summary
  • Select/deselect option to Enhance researcher data in Web of Science
    • If selected, review correction details
    • Determine whether to receive emails from Web of Science about the status of the correct request
    • Provide your institutional email address for contact
  • Click ‘Import’

Step 6: Sync Your ORCID with Web of Science Account

  • After successfully import, click ‘Sync with Web of Science’ to continue
  • Or go back to ORCID record

Step 7: Sync ORCID iD with Web of Science Account

Sign in to Web of Science using ORCID iDGo to Settings –> Profile Settings –> ORCID Syncing tabConnect ORCID iD with Web of Science accountTurn on the toggles to automatically: oExport publications to ORCID to Web of Science oExport peer review to ORCID from Web of Science oExport records to the Web of Science from ORCID

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