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Profile information and visibility

How to use SEO to improve the visibility of your research

Your institution and department

Skills and expertise

Authorship

Profile photos

Duplicate profiles

Deceased researchers

Updates, Requests and Messages

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What are skills?

Skills describe the expertise, methods, and techniques you use in your research and help identify specialists in specific fields.

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We use them to recommend content relevant to your work, so it’s important to keep your skills up to date.

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Adding skills to your profile

You can add skills to your profile in a few simple steps:

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  1. on Edit at the top right corner of the About me section and select Edit skills and expertise
  2. Type the skill you want to add or pick from our suggestions
  3. Click Save to add your skills to your profile.

You can add up to thirty skills to your profile. 

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Removing skills from your profile

Removing skills from your profile is quick and easy:

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  1. on Edit at the top right corner of the About me section and select Edit skills and expertise
  2. Click the x next to the skills you want to remove
  3. Click Save to confirm your changes.

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titleEndorsing someone for a skill

Skills and endorsements are great ways to help identify specialists in specific areas of science and research. Endorse your connections to recommend them for the skills and expertise listed in their profile:

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Note: To endorse another researcher, you have to be following each other first. 

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titleRemoving an endorsement you've given

You can remove an endorsement in a few simple steps:

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titleHow can I skip endorsement suggestions?

To skip an endorsement suggestion above your Live Feed, simply click the word Skip that appears when you hover your cursor to the right of the Endorse button. When you skip an endorsement suggestion, we won’t show you it again. 

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titleRemoving endorsements from your profile

You can remove an endorsement from your profile quickly and easily:

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How can I change my disciplines?

To change or add disciplines to your profile, please go to your ResearchGate profile page. Click on Edit on the right side of the About me section and select Edit disciplines from the drop-down menu. Add or remove disciplines and then click Save. 


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