PRESENT BUT ABSENT: A MULTIDIMENSIONAL INDEX OF ORCID RECORD COMPLETENESS

UM ÍNDICE MULTIDIMENSIONAL DE COMPLETUDE ORCID

Abstract

This paper proposes the General ORCID Completeness Index (IGCO), a multidimensional instrument for assessing the informational quality of ORCID records, and applies it to coordinators of Brazilian graduate programs of excellence. Based on automated data collection via the public API and a cascading search strategy, three dimensions were measured: Production, Interoperability, and Consistency/Trust, consolidated into 11 indicators. The results show a mean IGCO of 0.82 and a predominance of profiles with high completeness, but also reveal informational silence among 10.2% of coordinators and strong variation in Institutional Completeness. The main bottleneck lies not in the absence of minimal profile structure, but in the lack of institutional mechanisms for updating and validating affiliations. The study concludes that the IGCO provides a baseline for monitoring the evolution of ORCID record quality and assessing the future effects of institutional integration initiatives, such as those associated with the Brazilian ORCID Consortium.