Your Expertise Profile

This guide explains how Atlas Verify analyzes your publications to identify your areas of expertise.

How Does the Analysis Work?

Atlas Verify analyzes all of your confirmed publications to identify:

• Your research areas: The topics on which you publish
• Your expertise level: Based on volume, impact, and regularity
• Temporal evolution: How your interests have evolved

Analysis Sources

Method	Description	Reliability
OpenAlex Topics	Automatic AI classification of 65,000+ subjects	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Author keywords	The keywords you have chosen	⭐⭐⭐⭐
HAL domains	French disciplinary classification	⭐⭐⭐⭐
Text analysis	Automatic extraction of key concepts	⭐⭐⭐

Your Expertise Map

Overview

Your profile displays a thematic map showing your domains:

                    Machine Learning
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        NLP            ╱          ╲         Computer Vision
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               Deep Learning
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• Bubble size: Number of publications
• Proximity: Domains often associated in your work
• Color: Period (more recent = darker)

Domain Details

By clicking on a domain, you see:

Information	Example
Domain name	Machine Learning
Publications	15 articles
Active period	2018 - present
Subdomains	Deep Learning, Neural Networks, Optimization
Frequent collaborators	Dr. Martin, Prof. Dubois
Main journals	JMLR, NeurIPS, ICML

Expertise Levels

The system evaluates your level in each domain:

Level	Criteria	Meaning
Recognized expert	10+ publications, high citations, > 5 years	Reference in the field
Specialist	5-10 publications, regular activity	Established expertise
Contributor	2-5 publications	Significant contributions
Explorer	1-2 publications	Emerging or occasional interest

These levels are indicative and based solely on bibliographic data. They do not replace peer evaluation.

Temporal Evolution

Expertise Timeline

Visualize how your interests have evolved:

2010    2012    2014    2016    2018    2020    2022    2024

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Transition Detection

The system identifies key moments in your career:

• 2016: Transition to Machine Learning
• 2019: Specialization in Deep Learning
• 2021: New orientation toward NLP

These transitions may correspond to:

• A change of laboratory
• A new collaboration
• A specific research project

Validate Your Profile

Confirm a Domain

If an identified domain is correct, confirm it. This improves the system's accuracy.

Adjust Importance

You can indicate whether a domain is:

• Central: This is your core expertise
• Secondary: You contribute to it regularly
• Occasional: Occasional contribution
• Historical: You no longer work in this area

Add a Missing Domain

If an important domain doesn't appear:

1. Click on Add a domain
2. Search for the domain (by keyword or classification)
3. Associate it with your relevant publications

Remove an Erroneous Domain

If a domain doesn't correspond to your expertise:

1. Click on Report as erroneous
2. The domain will be removed from your public profile

Profile Uses

Finding Collaborators

Your expertise profile allows other researchers to find you for collaborations on common themes.

Project Evaluation

Funding agencies can identify relevant experts to evaluate research projects.

Recommendations

The system can recommend:

• Relevant articles for your research
• Conferences in your domains
• Calls for projects matching your expertise

Privacy

You control what is visible:

Element	Default visibility	Modifiable
Main domains	Public	✓
Expertise level	Public	✓
Associated publications	Public	✓
Temporal evolution	Verified researchers	✓
Collaborators	Verified researchers	✓

See Also

• Verify your publications - The basis of your profile
• Manage your career - Institutional context
• Collaboration network - Your co-authors

Technical documentation: Researcher profile - For developers