Profiles
Manage your ArkID researcher profile -- personal information, system metadata, ORCID linking, profile pictures, and public profile pages with relationship graphs.
Your researcher profile in ArkID is your persistent research identity, tied to your ARKU identifier. It stores your personal information, links to external identifiers like ORCID, and powers your public profile page at arkid.researchark.eu/:arku. The profile feeds into other ResearchArk services -- ArkSearch uses it for personalized funding recommendations, and ArkSphere indexes it for researcher discovery.
Personal Information
The Personal Info page (/dashboard/profile) lets you edit the core fields of your researcher profile:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| First Name | Your given name |
| Middle Name | Optional middle name or initial |
| Last Name | Your family name |
| Prefix | Title or honorific (e.g., Dr., Prof.) |
| Suffix | Post-nominal letters (e.g., PhD, MD) |
| Your primary contact email | |
| Bio | A short biography describing your research background and interests |
| Website | A personal or institutional homepage URL |
| ORCID | Your ORCID identifier for cross-referencing with the global research community |
| Profile Picture | An uploaded image displayed on your public profile and dashboard |
Changes to personal information take effect immediately across all ArkID pages and public profiles.
System Information
The System Info page (/dashboard/system) displays read-only metadata about your account:
- ARKU Identifier -- Your unique, persistent research identifier in ISO 27729 format (e.g.,
ARKU-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX). - Created / Updated Timestamps -- When your account was first created and last modified.
- Keycloak ID -- The internal authentication system identifier linking your profile to the Keycloak identity provider.
- Schema Version -- The current data schema version (1.1.0) used for your profile record.
These fields cannot be edited directly. The ARKU identifier is assigned at registration and remains permanent.
ORCID Integration
Linking your ORCID identifier to your ArkID profile connects your persistent research identity with the global ORCID registry. Enter your ORCID on the Personal Info page to associate it with your ARKU. This makes you discoverable to researchers who search by ORCID and provides a cross-reference point between your ArkID profile and your ORCID record.
Public Profile
Every researcher with an ARKU identifier has a public profile page at arkid.researchark.eu/:arku. The public profile displays:
- Your name, bio, and profile picture
- Verification status badge indicating whether your identity has been confirmed
- A QR code and quick share panel for distributing your profile link
- Associated entities -- organizations (ARKO), ideas (ARKI), projects (ARKP), products (ARKD), and funding (ARKF) linked to your profile
Relationship Graph
The public profile includes an interactive relationship graph that visualizes all entities connected to your ARKU. Built with D3.js, the force-directed layout shows:
- Colour-coded nodes for each entity type (researchers, organizations, projects, ideas, products, funding)
- Edges representing the relationships between entities
- Click navigation -- select any node to open that entity's public profile
- Controls -- zoom in/out, reset view, re-centre the graph, and download the visualization as SVG
The graph provides an at-a-glance view of your research footprint, showing how your projects, publications, affiliations, and funding are interconnected.
Managing Associated Entities
Beyond your core profile, you manage six categories of research entities from the ArkID dashboard. Each entity type has its own management page:
Ideas (ARKI)
The Ideas page (/dashboard/ideas) lets you register research concepts. Each idea has a title, description, status indicator, and keyword tags. Ideas represent early-stage research directions that can later evolve into formal projects.
Projects (ARKP)
The Projects page (/dashboard/projects) tracks your research projects. Each project record includes a title, description, your role in the project, and start/end dates. Projects can be linked to products and funding entities to build a complete picture of the research lifecycle.
Products (ARKD)
The Products page (/dashboard/products) registers your research outputs -- papers, datasets, software, and other deliverables. Each product has a title, DOI (when available), your role, and an optional link to a parent project. Products submitted through ArkPub also appear here.
Funding (ARKF)
The Funding page (/dashboard/funding) records funding entities associated with your work. Each record includes the funding name, your role, an acronym, funding type, programme, and funder information.
These entities and their interconnections form the basis of the relationship graph displayed on your public profile, giving visitors a comprehensive view of your research activity.
ArkID
Persistent research identity platform providing ISO 27729-style identifiers for researchers, organizations, projects, ideas, products, and funding -- with verifiable credentials and relationship graphs.
Organizations
Register and manage organizations in ArkID -- ARKO identifiers, external identifier linking (ROR, Funder ID, PIC), member roles, and organizational public profiles.