NYU Scholars
About
NYU Scholars is an online tool that organizes publications for NYU faculty members. A public portal allows scholars as well as journalists, donors, and policymakers to find NYU faculty members who are working at the forefront of new areas of scholarly inquiry.
Publication data complement the information available from University systems on research expenditure and teaching activity, and facilitate collaboration by informing the University community about the faculty's research activity. NYU Scholars automatically captures validated publication information from external sources, while allowing faculty to correct and augment those data. Faculty can then use this data to create and maintain their CVs and other reports.
NYU Scholars Video Tutorials
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You may also view a printable PDF version of the NYU Scholars tutorial.
An alternative to digitally accessible training is available by contacting the NYU Scholars Project Team.
Access NYU Scholars and your personal overview
Edit your publications
Create and edit your CV or NIH Biosketch CV
NYU Scholars Public Portal
Working with your publication list
Add publications & professional information
NYU Scholars Help
NYU Scholars FAQs
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Who is included in NYU Scholars?
NYU Scholars includes tenured/tenure-track faculty from select participating departments.
What is the purpose of NYU Scholars?
NYU Scholars is an online tool that aggregates publication information from external sources, and ensures that data is trusted, comprehensive and accessible in real time.
- Intended for Faculty, Deans and Dept Chairs, and collaboration.
- Reduces administrative burden up front by integrating publications/citations data into researchers' profiles.
- Saves time and increases data accuracy through validated publication imports from a variety of online sources.
- Saves time building and maintaining CVs by automatically updating the publications, and personalizing the content – good for grant apps and APRs.
- Showcases accomplishments and attracts potential collaborators.
- Ability to view departments’ aggregated publications and citations in a dashboard.
What can faculty do in NYU Scholars?
- Automatically receive new publications found in Scopus
- Review, edit, import and add publications
- Add awards, honors and professional activities
- View publication history
- View publications in which a publication is cited
- View Scopus citation counts
- View research relations
- Edit profile information
- Generate CVs and NIH Biosketch
- Easily access abstracts and electronic versions of many publications
How can faculty access NYU Scholars?
Faculty can access NYU Scholars in a few ways:
- Direct URL: nyuscholars.nyu.edu/admin/. If prompted, enter your Net ID and NYU Home Password
- Publications tab within the UDW+ Grants Management Dashboard
- NYU Scholars link within the Research Tab of NYU Home
What is the NYU Scholars Public Portal?
The NYU Scholars Public Portal allows scholars as well as journalists, donors, and policymakers to find NYU faculty members who are working at the forefront of new areas of scholarly inquiry.
What is the data source for NYU Scholars?
NYU Scholars automatically captures publication information from the Scopus database while allowing faculty and their proxies to correct and augment those data.
Project staff assembled initial publication lists for included faculty to replicate submitted CVs. Abstracts, interviews, submitted work, and conference presentations without evidence of a related publication are excluded.
Those initial lists are continuously updated by automatic additions from Scopus and faculty editing.
What is the refresh frequency for NYU Scholars data?
Scopus publication and citation data are automatically updated on a weekly basis. Faculty and their proxies may add publications manually at any time.
How do I edit my personal and/or professional information?
- Login to NYU Scholars
- From the Personal Overview page, click "Edit Profile..."
- Add or edit your personal or professional information, including a picture.
- If your name, start date and/or email needs to be modified, contact NYUScholars@nyu.edu
- Titles are pulled from PeopleSync. If your title needs to be corrected, contact your
Department Administrator, who should contact your HRO, to correct your title in PeopleSync. - Save
What other information can I add to customize my profile?
You can add:
- Activities and Prizes
- Press Clippings
- Research projects
To add any of the above items to your profile:
- Login to NYU Scholars
- Click Add new (large green button in the right-hand corner)
- Select the item you wish to add, and complete the form.
- Save
How do I edit my publication data?
- Login to NYU Scholars
- Click Research output from the left-hand navigation bar
- Search for and locate the publication.
- Click on the publication link for more details.
- Make the necessary edits. Most of the items will be editable. If you need to update a field that is not editable, please send an email to NYUScholars@nyu.edu who can make this change for you.
- Save
If a publication is missing, how do I manually add a publication?
You may add a publication either through manual data entry, importing as BibTex or RIS file, or importing from an online source such as WorldCat, ArXiv or Web of Science. Importing will create a richer record than manual data entry. See "How do I import a publication from other sources?" for details.
NYU Scholars will identify possible duplicates. See "How do I address duplicate publications?" for details.
If you wish to add the publication manually:
1. Login to NYU Scholars
2. Click Add new (large green button in the right-hand corner)
3. Select Research output
4. Pre-determined templates can be used for new research submissions. Select the
publication type.
5. Enter the date in the template.
6. Save
How do I import a publication from other sources?
- Login to NYU Scholars
- Click Add new (large green button in the right-hand corner)
- Select Research output
- Select "Import from online source"
- Select the database from which to import. You are able to import only from the listed databases.
- Search for the publication.
- Import
If you are not able to locate the publication, you may enter in manually (see "A publication is missing, how do I manually add a publication?") or import as BibTex or RIS file.
You may also set-up an automatic import. See "How do I set-up an automatic import?"
How do I set-up an automatic import from other sources?
Publications found in Scopus are automatically added to your data. You have the option of automating imports from some other sources including PubMed, Web of Knowledge and ArXiv. The system will attempt to screen out duplicates based on article ID numbers and the title, but this automation may result in duplicates you need to delete. To turn on automatic imports:
- Login to NYU Scholars
- Click Edit Profile from your Personal Overview page
- In the pop-up window, select "Automatic search" from the left hand side menu.
- Select which databases you wish to enable for an automatic search and import.
- Save
View a video tutorial of the above steps.
How do I address duplicate publications?
If you notice duplicate publication records in your research output list, send an email with the publication details to NYUScholars@nyu.edu. These records must be successfully merged by NYU Scholars administrators or Scopus to insure a correct citation count.
What to do with publication data errors?
- Missing publication: See "A publication is missing, how do I manually add a publication?"
- Publication wrongly included: See "How do I remove a publication wrongly included?".
- Incorrect or incomplete publication detail (such as title, authors, peer-reviewed status, journal or book detail): Edit the record. See "How do I edit my publication data?".
- Duplicate records: See "How do I address duplicate publications?".
- Affiliation and nationality of co-authors is not correctly identified: Edit the record. This is most likely for manually entered publications. See "How do I edit my research output?".
How do I remove a publication wrongly included?
If a Publication was wrongly included in your profile, you may disclaim the content.
- Locate the publication in your publication list.
- Press the content-action symbol (gear-icon in the lower right-hand corner of publication).
- Select “Disclaim content”. This will send a message to NYUScholars@nyu.edu for processing.
How do I add myself as an author to an existing publication?
If you expect a publication to exist, but it is not listed in your publication list, you can search for it within NYU Scholars and "claim" the record.
Similarly, if you try to add an article already recorded by a co-author, NYU Scholars will warn you that there is a duplicate in the system. To claim the publication:
- At the top of the Research output page remove the "My content" filter by clicking on the x next to it. You will then see all the publications in NYU Scholars.
- Search for the publication you want to add to your list by typing in all or part of the title.
- Once you locate the publication, press the content-action symbol (gear icon in the lower right-hand corner of a publication).
- Select “Claim content”. This will send a message to NYUScholars@nyu.edu for processing.
How do I hide a publication from public view?
- Login to NYU Scholars
- Search for the publication
- Click on the publication link to open it
- Scroll to the bottom of the page and locate the "Visibility" section that allows you to control access to the publication.
- Change the "Visibility" selection to "Confidential" (or another option)
- Save
How do I export or print my publication list?
- Login to NYU Scholars
- Click on the "Research Output" section
- At the bottom of the Research Output page, there are links to download the list as a:
- Excel
- HTML
- RIS (RefMan)
- Word
- BibTeX
Is Grants data imported into NYU Scholars?
Currently, the feature to import Grants data into NYU Scholars is unavailable. However, you can download your CV into Word format and add your Grants information direclty into your CV.
To view your Grants financials, access the UDW+ Grants Management Dashboard.
How do I enter honors, awards, and other achievements?
- Login to NYU Scholars
- Click Add new (large green button in the right-hand corner)
- Select Activities
- Select the item you wish to add, and complete the form.
- Save
What is the citation count displayed in NYU Scholars?
NYU Scholars reports Scopus citation counts.
How do I view citation counts for a specific publication?
- Login to NYU Scholars
- Click Research output from the left-hand navigation bar
- Search for and locate the publication.
- Click on the publication link for more details.
- Metadata for the selected publication will display. Select "Metrics" from the left-hand navigation menu.
- View either a "Graph" or "Data" for the citations per year.
How do I view citation counts for all of my publications?
- Login to NYU Scholars
- The Personal Overview page will display a summary of your research output. Beneath the Research output section, you will find a link to the total Scopus citations on the listed number of publications.
- This link is drillable to a list of your publications, in descending order by citation count.
- You may select a publication for details.
How can I find my h-index for Scopus publications?
Faculty can see their h-index for Scopus publications included in NYU Scholars.
- Login to NYU Scholars
- In the Personal overview section, view the "My research" tab.
- Under the "Research output" overview, you will see a link listing the number of Scopus citations for your total research output. Click the link.
- Publication titles with Scopus citation counts will appear as a list. Scroll down the list, and locate the publication item that is highlighted in light-blue.
- Your H-index will be featured by the publication item and affiliated citation count highlighted in light-blue.
How do I create a CV (Public, Private or NIH Biosketch)?
- Login to NYU Scholars
- Click Add new (large green button in the right-hand corner)
- Select Curriculum Vitae
- Select either a Public, Private or NIH Biosketch CV
- Add the desired sections and populate the content.
- You may "edit" or re-organize sections as needed.
- Save
When creating a CV, how do I choose from available CV formats?
When creating a CV, faculty can select from the following available formats: Short, Long, Standard, Author, Vancouver, APA or Harvard.
- Login to NYU Scholars
- Click "Add new" (large green button in the right-hand corner)
- Select Curriculum Vitae.
- Select either a Public, Private or NIH Biosketch CV.
- Follow prompts to populate CV with desired content from NYU Scholars profile.
- Select "Create"
- Once CV populates: hover cursor over the "Research output" section. Toolbar will appear on left, select "Edit".
- Refer to the "Display" section, and choose desired CV format in"Format" drop-down menu.
- Click "OK".
- "Save" your CV.
How can I link to my ORCID profile from my NYU Scholars profile?
Faculty can link their NYU Scholars and ORCID profiles. Linking allows faculty to import publication output details from NYU Scholars into ORCID.
- Login to NYU Scholars
- Go to the Personal overview tab
- Click “Edit Profile”
- In the ORCID section, click "Create or Connect your ORCID ID"
- You will be directed to the ORCID site to authorize export of publication content from NYU Scholars into ORCID profile record. You can also create an ORCID profile if one does not exist.
How can I designate someone else to work on my profile as my proxy?
You can authorize other people to work on your profile, but they must be added to NYU Scholars first. Send a request to the NYUScholars project team. We will add this individual as a "Trusted User" and you will be able to designate him/her as a proxy.
How are joint appointments and institute memberships represented in NYU Scholars?
A faculty member may be assigned to any number of departments to recognize accommodate joint appointments and institute memberships. One unit must be designated his/her primary affiliation. Contact NYUScholars@nyu.edu to add affiliations.
Why is there incomplete information in my collaboration network?
Affiliation data for external collaborators is incomplete. Contact NYUScholars@nyu.edu for details.
How do I create a citations alert in Scopus?
- Go to your NYU Scholars Public Portal profile
- Click "View Scopus Profile" link
- In Scopus, select to "Get citation alerts" (in the upper right-hand side)
- Login to Scopus
- Set-up your alert preferences
What are "Concepts" and "Fingerprints" used in the NYU Scholars Public Portal?
The Fingerprint Engine identifies key concepts in publications' titles and abstracts. The Fingerprint Engine mines this text using a variety of Natural Language Processing (NLP) techniques, identifies the concepts that define the text, and produces a semantic index, or fingerprint, of weighted terms that represents the text.
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Can I turn off "Fingerprints" or remove "Concepts" in my public profile within the NYU Scholars Public Portal?
Faculty can turn the fingerprint feature off, and remove concepts in their own public profile.
- Login to NYU Scholars
- Go to the Personal overview tab
- Click “Edit Profile”
- In the left-hand navigation bar, click “Fingerprints”
- The option to turn on/off all fingerprints is now accessible.
- Additionally, a list of all fingerprint concepts is visible and concepts can be deleted if desired (by hovering over the concept and clicking the red "x" to delete).
- Save
What is "Altmetric" in the NYU Scholars Public Portal?
When viewing Research Output in the NYU Scholars Public Portal, some publications will contain an Altmetric icon on the right-hand side. Clicking on this icon will display an Altmetric details page, showing the online attention and activity for the selected publication. The Altmetric page will show a range of online conversations surrounding the publication, collected from social media sites, newspapers, policy documents, blogs, Wikipedia, and many other sources.
To help put the data in context, an Altmetric score has been given for each publication. The Altmetric score is a high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. The scoring algorithm takes various factors into account, such as the relative reach of the different sources of attention.
How can I add a link to my preferred professional web site(s)?
Faculty can share a direct link to any preferred professional web sites including research laboratories, bio pages, think tanks, social media sites and more. When added to the NYU Scholars system, the link will display on your personal NYU Scholars Public Profile page.
1. Log into your profile and click on "Edit profile."
2. The top section - Personal identification - includes the option to add links. Click "Add link" and add your URL, description, and link type.
3. Click 'Create' and 'save' your changes.
3. View your NYU Scholars Public Profile, and note the added icon (below profile picture area) which contains the newly added link(s).
Do my publications on the NYU Scholars Public Portal have a permalink?
Yes, all publications have a UUID and permalink identifier assigned at creation time. The easiest way to access and save a permalink is to directly copy the URL displayed in your browser when viewing an open publication record on the NYU Scholars Public Portal.
How can I import publications from ORCID?
You may import publications directly into NYU Scholars from ORCID, saving time and manual effort. View step-by-step instructions of how-to import from ORCID.