Scopus Author ID is a numeric identifier generated automatically by Scopus’s author-disambiguation algorithm. The system clusters publications using name, affiliation, subject, and co-authorship patterns. It often works, but name changes, affiliation spellings, non-ASCII characters, or common surnames can create multiple Author IDs for one researcher—or merge different people into one profile.
The usual fix is ORCID linking plus Scopus author feedback / merge requests. Linking ORCID improves the odds that future records land on the correct profile. Research offices watch duplicates because analytics (citations, h-index, average FWCI) drift when identity is wrong.
Where Turkish guidelines ask for Scopus-indexed output, it matters in practice that those papers appear under your Author ID. A profile photo is optional; a correct publication list is not. ResearcherID is the WoS-side counterpart; joining both under ORCID gives maximum accuracy with least ongoing maintenance.
Practical check: search your name in Scopus, list possible duplicate profiles, connect ORCID, and report mis-merged papers. The Scopus and ORCID entries frame the process. Adding a new institutional email also helps the algorithm recognize you.
When you use Scopus Author ID in a dossier or journal choice, state the year, official source, and category or collection name when relevant. Cross-reading related entries in this glossary prevents slogan-only explanations and produces verifiable wording that matches how committees and funders actually read evidence.