Review and omit fingerprints from your profile

Overview

ResearchNow uses a 'fingerprint' mechanism to facilitate collaboration between researchers worldwide. A fingerprint is an index of weighted terms visualized according to their weight and is built using the Elsevier Fingerprint Engine. It mines research output abstracts to define the fingerprint concepts.  

A fingerprint can be created for researchers and organisations.  

This guide will show you how to omit and re-add concepts from fingerprints in ResearchNow.

Process

Steps

1. Login to ResearchNow.

2. Select on the Personal overview menu option in the left-hand pane. 

3. Select Edit profile… A pop-up appears.

4. Select Fingerprints in the left hand menu to reveal the list of all concepts with which you are associated. 

5. To omit an unwanted concept:

   1. Hover over it to reveal the X sign. Select the X to omit this concept. 

   2. The omitted concept is displayed below.

6. To re-add an omitted concept: 

   1. Hover over the omitted concept to reveal the + icon.

   2. Select on it to re-add the concept. 

7. Save the changes.