How to use Microsoft Academic account?

Summary

This tutorial introduces Microsoft Academic, a bibliographic database for researchers. It guides new users through the sign-up process using a Gmail account, personalizing the page by adding research interests. The video demonstrates searching for topics, claiming publications, and following experts within the platform. It highlights the database's extensive resources, including publications, authors, topics, conferences, and journals, and explains how to find and claim papers using the unique Microsoft Academic ID from the URL.

Takeaways

• 🔍 The speaker introduces Microsoft Academic, a powerful bibliographic database for researchers, accessible via 'academic.microsoft.com'.
• 📈 The platform has been upgraded in recent years, offering an improved interface and more features for academic research.
• 👤 New users are guided to sign up using various social media platforms or a Gmail account to personalize their experience.
• 📝 During the sign-up process, users are asked to provide their full name and ORCID ID, which can be added later if not immediately available.
• 🔎 Users can search for topics and add entities of interest to tailor the platform to their research focus, such as 'privacy protection' and 'open source software'.
• 📊 Microsoft Academic boasts a vast database, including millions of publications, authors, topics, and thousands of journals and conferences.
• 👤 The profile section allows users to view and manage their academic contributions, including publications and citations.
• 🔗 Users can follow experts in their field and receive updates on publications related to their areas of specialization.
• 📑 The platform enables users to claim papers they have authored, ensuring their work is correctly attributed to their profile.
• 🔗 By clicking on a paper, users can find their Microsoft Academic ID, which is a unique 10-digit number associated with their publication.
• 🔍 The script demonstrates the process of searching for and claiming papers on Microsoft Academic, highlighting its utility for managing one's academic presence.

Q & A

What is the purpose of Microsoft Academic?

Microsoft Academic is a bibliographic database that serves as a powerful tool for researchers to search for any topic, similar to Google Scholar.

How has Microsoft Academic evolved over the years?

It was previously known as Microsoft Academic Search, but it has been upgraded to a newer version in the last three to four years, enhancing its features and capabilities.

What is the first step for a new user on Microsoft Academic?

A new user should click on 'Sign Up' to create an account, as they would be new to the platform and have not yet utilized its resources.

How can a user sign up for Microsoft Academic using their Google account?

A user can sign up by clicking on the red Google Plus tab, which will redirect them to a page where they can enter their Gmail account details to proceed with the registration.

What personal information is required during the sign-up process on Microsoft Academic?

During sign-up, users are asked to provide their full name and an ORCID iD, although the ORCID iD can be added later if the user prefers.

Why is it necessary to add at least three entities during the sign-up on Microsoft Academic?

Adding at least three entities helps Microsoft Academic to personalize the user's page and tailor the search results according to the user's research interests.

How can a user search for topics on Microsoft Academic?

Users can search for topics by typing keywords into the search bar, and the platform will display relevant results, such as 'privacy protection' or 'open source software'.

What does the term 'entities' refer to in the context of Microsoft Academic?

In Microsoft Academic, 'entities' refer to specific topics or areas of research that a user is interested in, which are used to customize the user's experience and search results.

How can a user claim their publications on Microsoft Academic?

To claim publications, a user must first log in to their Microsoft Academic account, search for their name or the title of the paper, and then click on 'claim' next to the relevant publication.

What is the significance of the Microsoft Academic ID, and how can a user find it?

The Microsoft Academic ID is a unique 10-digit number assigned to each paper indexed by the platform. A user can find it by clicking on one of their published papers and locating the ID within the URL.

How does Microsoft Academic help users stay updated with new citations and publications?

Microsoft Academic allows users to follow new citations and publications related to their research interests or those of authors they follow, ensuring they stay current with the latest scholarly work.

Outlines

00:00

🔍 Introduction to Microsoft Academic

The speaker introduces Microsoft Academic, a bibliographic database for researchers, accessible via 'academic.microsoft.com'. It's a powerful tool similar to Google Scholar for topic searches. As a new user, the speaker opts to sign up using a Gmail account, providing a full name and ORCID ID. The process involves personalizing the page with at least three entities or topics of interest, such as 'privacy protection' and 'open source software', to tailor the user experience. The platform boasts a vast repository of publications, authors, topics, conferences, and journals, offering a rich resource for academic research.

05:01

📝 Claiming Publications and Navigating Microsoft Academic

In this segment, the speaker demonstrates how to claim a publication on Microsoft Academic by logging into the platform. The process involves searching for one's own paper and claiming it as one's own work. The speaker also shows how to view and edit one's profile, manage publications, and follow experts or topics of interest. The overview includes how to search for papers by various criteria like author, journal, or article name, and the importance of signing in to claim papers. Additionally, the speaker explains how to find one's Microsoft Academic ID by examining the URL of a claimed paper, which is essential for identification and citation purposes.

Keywords

💡Microsoft Academic

Microsoft Academic is a bibliographic database provided by Microsoft. It is a powerful tool for researchers to search for academic papers, topics, and authors, similar to Google Scholar. In the video, the presenter guides viewers on how to navigate the Microsoft Academic website, highlighting its features and capabilities for academic research.

💡Bibliographic Database

A bibliographic database is a type of database that is used to catalog and index books, articles, and other publications. It is crucial for academic research as it helps scholars find relevant literature. In the script, Microsoft Academic is described as a bibliographic database, emphasizing its role in aiding researchers in their scholarly pursuits.

💡Sign Up

The term 'sign up' refers to the process of registering for a service or account. In the context of the video, the presenter is new to Microsoft Academic and demonstrates the sign-up process, which includes linking social media accounts or using a Gmail account to access the platform.

💡Orcid ID

ORCID (Open Researcher and Contributor ID) is a unique identifier for researchers, used to distinguish them from others with similar names and to track their scholarly contributions. The script mentions the option to provide an Orcid ID during the sign-up process, which can be used to claim and connect publications to a researcher's profile.

💡Entities

In the context of the video, 'entities' likely refers to specific topics or areas of research that a user can follow or add to their profile on Microsoft Academic. The presenter is asked to add at least three entities to personalize their page, which helps the platform to tailor search results and recommendations to the user's interests.

💡Privacy Protection

Privacy Protection is a topic that the presenter searches for on Microsoft Academic to demonstrate the platform's search functionality. It is an example of a research area that one might be interested in, and it shows how the platform can be used to find scholarly articles related to privacy and data protection.

💡Open Source Software

Open Source Software refers to software where the source code is made available to the public, allowing anyone to view, use, modify, and distribute it. The presenter mentions their specialization in open source software, indicating that Microsoft Academic can be used to find research papers and literature in this field.

💡Citations

Citations are references to the work of others in one's own research, which are essential for academic integrity and for giving credit to original sources. The video discusses how Microsoft Academic can be used to track citations, showing the presenter's citation list and how they can follow new citations related to their research interests.

💡Claiming Papers

Claiming papers on an academic platform like Microsoft Academic means verifying that a listed publication is one's own work. The presenter demonstrates how to claim a paper, which involves searching for one's own name or paper title and then confirming ownership to ensure that the publication is correctly attributed to the researcher.

💡Microsoft Academic ID

The Microsoft Academic ID is a unique identifier assigned to a paper listed on the Microsoft Academic platform. The presenter explains how to find this ID by examining the URL of a paper's page, which includes a 10-digit number that represents the paper's ID. This ID is useful for referencing and tracking specific publications.

Highlights

Introduction to Microsoft Academy, a powerful bibliographic database for researchers.

How to access Microsoft Academy by searching on Google and clicking the first link.

Explanation of the upgrade from Microsoft Academic Search to the newer version of Microsoft Academy.

Instructions for new users to sign up using their Gmail account.

Details on providing personal information such as full name and ORCID ID during the sign-up process.

The requirement to add at least three entities or topics of specialization to personalize the user's page.

Demonstration of searching for topics related to privacy and open source software.

Overview of the vast resources available on Microsoft Academy, including publications, authors, topics, and journals.

Guidance on how to view and edit a user's profile on Microsoft Academy.

Process of claiming a paper on Microsoft Academy by searching and selecting the publication.

How to follow experts and manage a reading list within the platform.

Explanation of how to search for papers by author, journal name, or article title.

Details on how to claim a paper that is already indexed by Microsoft Academic.

The importance of signing in to Microsoft Academy to claim papers and access full features.

How to identify a Microsoft Academic ID from the URL of a published paper.

Final thoughts on the features and usefulness of Microsoft Academic for researchers.

Transcripts

uh welcome to the third part which is on

microsoft academy you type on your

google search engine microsoft academic

it will take you to this page and the

first hit will be academic

dot microsoft.com you click on that link

it will take you to this page this is

microsoft

academy previous version it was

microsoft academic search but this is

the

newer version i think in the last three

four years they have upgraded it

and this is also another bibliographic

database which is a very powerful tool

for researcher

here you can search any topic or similar

to google scholar

search engine since i'm new

i suppose i'm new uh

i'll just click on sign up because i'm a

new i'm a new person

i'm a new researcher you know i have not

learned anything prior to that and what

they would ask me to sign up if

once i click on it they'll give me many

of the social media linked here but

i'll be using my gmail account so i'll

click on the

red google plus tab and it will take me

to this

page so i'll have to select my email id

so channelangtama is my demo remember

this is my demo

gmail only just for the purpose of this

so what it would ask me to do is

i'll send my name here

send there full name

and arc it id i can give my orchid i

cannot give my orchid it's up to me

or i can add it later i can just save

the tab

and then they will process all the

information

for me here so

almost done but they asked me for

at least three anti entities before they

can personalize

my page so what i would do is i would

to choose a type and search here

so which means basically means that i

will have to search for a topic since

my topic is on privacy so let's try

privacy

and it is still searching and privacy by

design privacy protection

i'm clicking privacy protection okay

i think i have to it is shown

on your right side if you see

uh i mean on on the right side you could

see here privacy protection

i'll search again seeking

behavior of information

information

seeking behavior it doesn't show

anything

information needs yes it is there

so still i cannot click and then

uh my specialization is on

open source software open source

software

so there it is i have to add at least

three entities or three topic of my

specialization then i can click the

button here finish

click on the button finished uh it will

give me this account there are numbers

uh about two crores of publication

okay and authors and then there are

about seven lakhs

topic and then conferences about so

forth 9000 journals

huge resources in here

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so this is my profile now

and this is my reading list this is my

citation list since i don't have

any citation i will not be having

anything

at all so so now uh

on this uh if you go on to the right

side corner on your profile there click

there and it will show you view your

profile you can view your profile i'm

just

i'll be showing you a new tab and edit

your profile

and then you can manage oh

let me go back

so see i don't have any publication i

don't have any citation yet

so let me go back to my profile

and let me manage i can follow some uh

expert also in this

uh listing uh in this profile in this

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so

so no author found you have not made any

claims so what i would do

is i will just suppose

i am just for demonstration purposes i'm

typing as ready

suppose i am this person so there are

this person has about

suppose you are that person i am that

person

so i'll just instead i'll write my name

since i'm showing

so see there is one publication which is

reflected here so i can just click here

click on next and then i can save this

claiming one out of one paper so i can

claim this paper that this paper is

actually mine and clicked on save button

so that is how uh you

claim paper from microsoft account

and let me view my profile

so in you basically what you can see

here

option publication from follows it will

show all the publication

from the people which you actually

following uh

so since i follow open source so it

gives me all the paper on information

need

open source software so related to my

expertise

area specialization it gives me the

title in my front page here

in my profile main page but i can also

search for

other paper which i have written or by

author or by name of a journal

or by name of article i can click here

on the search bar i can search for those

i can claim them

so that is how i if for example i just

clicked on here this is one paper

related on social an open source

software on the my area specialization

now if this is my paper i will just

click here claim

i can claim because i have already

logged in here you see this is my

account

i can just claim it if you just search

for your name

without log logging in without signing

into microsoft academy

you cannot claim that paper but you have

to sign in first

register sign in and then search for

your name

if your name is already there paper is

already indexed by microsoft academic

then only you can claim those paper

which belongs to you

so here you can follow new citations

uh you know new citations with new

publication which cites you

or citation from the one which you have

follow so these are some of the features

of microsoft academic it's very

interesting and

do in order to identify my id i'll just

click

suppose this is my paper i just click on

this article

now on the url here you will see

i've just have the paper slash stroke

and there is this

and this number giving 10 digit number

this is your id microsoft academic id

so from the url in between your url

you'll find this link here

just to know this you just click on the

one of the paper which is

published by you and you will find that

any paper will have that so

that is how you uh get your academic id