Scholar Profiles

What is MyNCBI?

MyNCBI is a tool built into the NCBI databases, most notably PubMed, that allows for saving citations, setting up search alerts, and other helpful features for searching the literature. MyNCBI integrates with many other tools, and is a pivotal part of creating biosketches in SciENcv.

Creating a MyNCBI Account

MyNCBI accounts are always linked to other existing accounts you already have, reducing the amount of logins you need and promoting consistency across your digital profiles. Some of the most common/useful logins to use for your MyNCBI account are eRA commons and ORCID. Just click on the Log In button in the top-right corner of NCBI databases, and follow the instructions provided for your preferred login method.

My Bibliography

My Bibliography allows you to maintain a list of your own publications within the MyNCBI system. This can be used to quickly create a ScienCV and Biosketch, which you can learn more about further down the page.

Recent Activity

The Recent Activity section will show you your recent actions using NCBI tools such as the MeSH database or NLM Catalog, allowing you to quickly refer to past searches or records.

Saved Searches

By logging into your MyNCBI account, you can save searches from NCBI databases such as PubMed. Saving your searches makes it easy for your to quickly rerun a search or set up email alerts for new publications on a search topic.

Collections

When searching PubMed and other NCBI databases, you can save citations of interest to collections within your MyNCBI account, making it easier to keep track of research that interests you. You can have multiple collections for different topics or projects. The collections features acts as a simplified citation manager built right into PubMed.

Filters

Using this feature, you can set up commonly-used filters to be used by default whenever you run searches in PubMed or other NCBI databases.

ORCID, see the page in the lefthand navigation of this guide, is a unique and persistent identifier given to individual resources, acting as a permanent digital record of a researcher's career, publications, and more. Connecting your ORCID to MyNCBI (and other platforms) helps ensure a consistent digital identity and professional track record.

To make a connection between MyNCBI and ORCID, please do the following:

• Log into MyNCBI and click  on your NCBI Account Settings.    Under linked accounts, click "Change"  and in Search for Account name, search for ORCID.
• When you see ORCID, click it and follow the steps to sign into your ORCID account.  

Completing your My Bibiliography within MyNCBI will give you an easily shareable list of your academic publications that can also integrate with ScienCV and Biosketches. It can also help you monitor your compliance with NIH public access requirements. 

There are three ways to add citations to your bibliography:

Adding Citations from PubMed

1. Log on to My NCBI.
2. On the My NCBI page, scroll to the Search NCBI Databases section.
3. On the Search drop-down list, select PubMed, if its not already selected. 
4. Perform your search in the text box provided in order to bring up the desired article(s).
   • You can search by author, title, or keyword.
5. Click the check box next to the citation(s) you want to add to your bibliography.
6. Click Send To.
7. In the Choose Destination box, click My Bibliography, and then click Add to My Bibliography.
8. On the Save to Bibliography page, click Save.
   • The default setting will save the citation to My Bibliography. If you wish to save the citation to a separate bibliography, click Other Citations, and then click Save.

Adding Citations from a database or Reference Management tool (Refworks, Zotero) 

1. Download / export the appropriate citations in RIS form  (.ris)
2. Log on to My NCBI. 
3. Scroll down to the My Bibliography section and then click Manage my Bibliography.
4. In the Display Settings box, click Add Citation. and click From a File
5. Select the RIS (.ris) file you wish to import 
6. Click Open

Adding Citations Manually

1. Download / export the appropriate citations in RIS form  (.ris)
2. Log on to My NCBI. 
3. Scroll down to the My Bibliography section and then click Manage my Bibliography.
4. In the Display Settings box, click Add Citation.
5. On the Choose the type of citation drop-down list, select the type of citation to enter manually. Options include:
   • Manual citation for article that do not appear in PubMed.
   • Books and chapters
   • Meeting abstracts
   • Patents
6. Type the publication information in the fields provided. Required fields are indicated with a red asterisk.
7. Click Add Citation.

Source: UIC ResearchGuides

Biosketches for NSF or NIH must be created in SciENcv. For information about using SciENcv, please see the lefthand navigation in this guide as well as information about CFE Workshops from Sponsored Programs Administration (SPA) and the University LIbraries that walk you through these processes. Before you create a BioSketch using SciENcv, be sure to have a complete and accurate list of your publications in either MyNCBI My Bibliography or ORCID. Once complete, you are ready to create a BioSketch.

Navigate to SciENcv once you are logged into any of the following platforms: eRA Commons, MyNCBI.  

• Click, Create New Biosketch
  • Document Name
    • Enter the name of this BioSketch. 
  • Format
    • NIH Biosketch
  • Data Source
    • Blank
    • Existing BioSketch
      • If you have an existing BioSketch with information such as your education and training, positions and employment, Professional memberships or Honors, you can import this information by selecting the "From an existing biosketch".
    • From an External Source
      • If you don't have an existing BioSketch, select the "From an external source" tab.   
      • Select the External Source (eRA Commons, NSF, ORCID)
    • Indicate if you want the BioSketch to be Public or Private (you can change it later)
  • Click Create
  • Fill in / update the following
    • A. Professional Preparation (e.g. Education/ Training)
    • B. Appointments and Positions
      • Provide a list, in reverse chronological order by start date, of all the senior person's academic, professional, or institutional appointments and positions, beginning with the current appointment (including the associated organization and location). Appointments and positions include any titled academic, professional, or institutional position whether or not remuneration is received, and whether full-time, part-time, or voluntary (including adjunct, visiting, or honorary).
      • Select which entry to use as the position title and current employment
    • B. Personal Statement
      • Add your personal statement  
      • Select up to 4 citations 
    • C. Products

      • Provide a list of: up to five products most closely related to the proposed project; and (ii) up to five other significant products, whether or not related to the proposed project that demonstrate the senior person's qualifications to carry out the project as proposed.

        Senior personnel who wish to include publications in the products section of the Biographical Sketch that include multiple authors may, at their discretion, choose to list one or more of the authors and then "et al" in lieu of including the complete listing of authors' names.

    • D. Synergistic Activities

      • Provide a list of up to five distinct examples that demonstrates the broader impact of the individual's professional and scholarly activities that focus on the integration and transfer of knowledge as well as its creation.

        Synergistic activities must be specific and must not include multiple examples to further describe the activity. Examples with multiple components, such as committee member lists, sub-bulleted highlights of honors and prizes, or a listing of organizations for which the individual has served as a reviewer, are not permitted

Source: UIC ResearchGuides