Researchers, scholars, and contributors can now connect their ORCID iD to their Gravatar profile as a verified account.
With this update, your Gravatar profile can include a trusted research identity alongside the other places people can find you online — from your personal site and social profiles to the platforms where you publish, collaborate, and contribute.
What is ORCID?
ORCID, which stands for Open Researcher and Contributor ID, provides a unique, persistent identifier for people involved in research, scholarship, and innovation.
An ORCID iD helps distinguish you from other researchers and contributors, even if you share a similar name, change institutions, publish across disciplines, or contribute under different affiliations over time. It’s widely used across the research community to connect people with their work, affiliations, funding, and scholarly contributions.
In short: ORCID helps make sure your work is connected to you.
Why add ORCID to your Gravatar profile?
Your Gravatar profile is a simple way to bring your online identity together in one place. Adding ORCID makes that profile more useful for researchers, academics, students, writers, and contributors who want to showcase a recognized scholarly identity.
By connecting your ORCID iD, you can:
- Show a trusted research identity on your Gravatar profile.
- Help others find your scholarly work and contributions through your ORCID record.
- Keep your identity portable across the web, connected to the same Gravatar profile people already recognize.
- Bring more context to your profile by linking your research identity with your professional and personal presence online.
Whether you publish papers, contribute datasets, review research, collaborate with institutions, or simply want your academic identity represented, ORCID is a natural fit for your Gravatar profile.
How to add your ORCID iD to Gravatar
Adding ORCID works just like other verified accounts in Gravatar:
- Go to your Gravatar profile.
- Open the Verified Accounts section.
- Choose ORCID from the list of services.
- Sign in with ORCID and approve the connection.
- Your ORCID account will appear on your Gravatar profile as a verified account.
Once connected, visitors to your profile can easily find and recognize your ORCID iD.
Bring your research identity with you
Gravatar helps you maintain a consistent identity across the web. With ORCID support, that identity can now include the research and scholarly work that matters to you.
Ready to connect your research identity?
Update your Gravatar profile and add your ORCID iD today.
