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

Users can control aspects of visibility.

Typical options include:

• public visibility of profile
• email visibility
• collaboration openness

These settings affect:

• how others can contact you
• whether you appear in searches
• how discoverable you are

Your profile contributes to:

• Experts directory listings
• search results
• project participation visibility

Strong profiles:

• increase collaboration chances
• support networking
• improve research visibility