4 limitations of Google Scholar Profiles & how to get around them

An ImpactStory blogpost of interest to those wanting to keep an eye on the impact and influence of their publications using Google Scholar. Lists the points below as the main issues, explains why they are an issue and what to do about it if you want to use Google Scholar Profiles.

1. Google Scholar Profiles include dirty data2. Google Scholar Profiles may not last3. Google Scholar won’t allow itself to be improved upon
4. Google Scholar Profiles only measure a narrow kind of scholarly impact