Data
What information is included in Dimensions?
Dimensions currently includes the content types listed below, but not all data sources listed here may be available to you. If you are using the free ...
How is the data curated before it is included in Dimensions?
Dimensions includes data from a large number of sources. The data is converted to a common data model, cleaned, and then enriched so it is ready for u...
How often is the data updated?
Data type What Update frequency Publications New publication records Daily (ca. 2-3 days after they have been deposited in Crossref , PubMed , etc.)...
Do you have documents in languages other than English?
Yes. Although the majority of information in Dimensions is in English, we do include many documents which are not originally in English. This includes...
How are researchers unified/disambiguated in Dimensions?
We take a combination of multiple variables into account when algorithmically aggregating publications or grants into author profiles, including, for ...
What kinds of different types of references/connections between data types are included in Dimensions?
There are numerous ways in which documents in Dimensions may be linked to other documents of the same, or other, type. These are detailed below for ea...
How does the coverage in Dimensions vary between topic areas?
As with many databases dealing with research information, there may often seem to be a bias towards STEM subjects in the data, with less information f...
ORCID information in Dimensions, and linking your ORCID record
ORCID provides a unique, persistent digital identifier (an ORCID ID) that you own and control, and that distinguishes you from every other researcher...