August 12, 2025
People use “ORCID” or “ORCID iD” interchangeably, but what they’re talking about is a 16-digit number and the associated record (sometimes called a profile) that links your research (yes, including data!) to you, no matter how common your name is or how many different places you’ve worked and studied.
Since they are required by lots of publishers and funders, many researchers have an ORCID already, but are you taking full advantage of what an ORCID can do for you?
- Start here if you’re new to ORCID and want to learn more.
- By allowing trusted organizations to add research information to your ORCID record, you can spend more time conducting your research and less time managing it.
- Edit your “Published name” in ORCID to control how you want your name to appear when credited, and make your profile public to make it easy for funders, publishers, and potential collaborators to verify your contributions and affiliations.
- Browse ORCID’s support articles for more ideas.
- Get help with your ORCID at Cornell.