Knowledge Base

It is the bridge between identity, search retrieval, visibility, and collaboration. A well-completed profile improves discoverability because it gives the platform more structured signals to match against search queries and filters. It also helps other researchers decide quickly whether to contact you, invite you into a project, or follow your work.

Use this section when you need to:

• create or improve your public researcher profile
• increase visibility in the Experts directory
• manage identity and affiliations
• integrate external profile data (e.g. ORCID)

Main roles:

• Signed-in users
• Contributors / Researchers

Related sections:

• Discover research content
• Communication
• Create and publish content

Your public profile is your visible scholarly identity inside HORTUS.

Your HORTUS profile is:

• your digital research identity
• a key discovery tool
• a collaboration entry point

To maximise its value:

• complete all relevant fields
• integrate ORCID where appropriate
• keep information updated
• define expertise clearly