Can I hide my Google Scholar profile?
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Can I hide my Google Scholar profile?
3 Answers. Click the “Edit” link next to “My profile is public”. Select the “My profile is private” option.
Does Google Scholar count book citations?
Google Scholar gives citation counts of book titles and book chapters with link to citing works. Google Scholar is particulary a helpful tool to book-based disciplines ( social sciences, arts and humanities) for tracking citations not available through major online databases.
Why should you not use Google Scholar?
Disadvantages of Using Google Scholar It can be a research source, but should not be the only source you use. Google Scholar does not provide the criteria for what makes its results “scholarly”. Google Scholar does not allow users to limit results to either peer reviewed or full text materials or by discipline.
Why is Google Scholar not updating citations?
If one of your articles was cited by a journal article that is not indexed by Google Scholar, the citation will not appear in your google scholar account. The only solution is to legally add the cited article to a shared repository accessed by google scholar such as researchgate.
How do I increase my Google Scholar citations?
Studies suggest 5 ways to increase citation counts
- Watch your title length and punctuation.
- Take advantage of preprint servers and release your results early.
- Avoid mentioning a country in your title, abstract or keywords.
- Link your paper to the supporting data in a freely accessible repository.
- Cut the hyphens.
Why did my Google Scholar citations go down?
Google scholar will drop citations obtained from articles whose hosting websites no longer exist, and sometimes will remove erratic self-citation. Also, some authors do not use consistent name formats, which means a citation that belongs to another author might be attributed to you.
How long does Google Scholar take to update citations?
6-9 months
For most publishers, it usually takes 6-9 months for the changes to be reflected in Google Scholar; for very large publishers, it can take much longer.