# Get information about researchers from social websites

**URL:** <https://discourse.jabref.org/t/get-information-about-researchers-from-social-websites/66>\
**Category:** Features\
**Created:** [July 11, 2016, 8:10pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/get-information-about-researchers-from-social-websites/66 "2016-07-11T20:10:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![tobiasdiez](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.jabref.org/tobiasdiez/32/340_2.png) [@tobiasdiez](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/tobiasdiez)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2016, 8:10pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/get-information-about-researchers-from-social-websites/66/1 "2016-07-11T20:10:42Z")

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Get more information about authors (for example display a small pop up when clicking on an author name). For example:

- Author picture
- Location / Institute
- Description of research / keywords
- Other papers by author
- Citation metrics
- Coauthors
- Personal website  
Along with this information, JabRef should list all papers in the database by the same author.

Possible sources (I tried to link to the API or indicated if there is no API):

- [Google Scholar](https://scholar.google.com.au/intl/en/scholar/citations.html#overview)
- [Scopus](http://help.elsevier.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/2845/p/8150)
- [ResearchID](http://wokinfo.com/researcherid/)
- [ORCID](http://members.orcid.org/api/introduction-orcid-member-api)
- [ResearchGate (no api)](https://www.researchgate.net/)
- [Academia.edu (no api)](http://www.academia.edu/)
- [Mendeley](https://api.mendeley.com/apidocs/docs#!/profiles)
- [Social Science Research Network](http://www.ssrn.com/en/)

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