Keeping Data in Sync
Once a researcher is imported through search, Scholar Sync keeps their publications and citation stats current without any manual work.
Automatic sync
Scholar Sync periodically re-checks each synced researcher in the background and updates their publication list and stats. No action is needed on your part.
Manual sync
To sync a specific researcher right away, open their profile and go to the Sync Details tab, then click Sync Articles.
Reading the sync history
The Sync Details tab keeps a log of every sync attempt for that researcher:
- Date and Type (Automatic or Manual)
- Outcome — Success, Skipped, or Error
- Added / Updated — how many articles changed
- Message — details, when relevant (e.g. an error explanation)
A sync with 0 added and 0 updated simply means everything was already current — that's expected and not an error.
Why some researchers can't be synced
A researcher added through Add Manually has no linked Scholar ID for the service to sync against. Their Sync Details tab explains this instead of showing a Sync button — their data is exactly what you entered, and only changes when you edit it yourself.
Sync-protected fields
If you manually edit Interests, Citations Total, h-index, or i10-index on a synced researcher, that field is locked from being overwritten by the next sync, so your manual correction isn't silently lost. See Editing a Scholar for how to re-enable syncing on a locked field.