Web of Science author records are automatically generated when an author publishes content that is indexed by Web of Science. Web of Science uses an algorithm to match publications with author records based on various data elements associated with the item such as:
- Affiliation
- Subject matter
- Co-author
- Publication history
- ORCID ID
Detailed instructions for managing your Researcher Identifiers on Web of Science and other platforms are available in the Library’s Research Identifiers guide.