ScholarWidget - Support

How to Use ScholarWidget

ScholarWidget displays Google Scholar citation metrics on your iPhone home screen.

  1. Open the ScholarWidget app and enter your Google Scholar profile ID.
  2. Tap "Fetch Metrics" to verify your profile is found.
  3. Add a ScholarWidget to your home screen (long-press home screen → tap "+" → search for "ScholarWidget").
  4. The widget updates automatically every 4 hours.

Finding Your Google Scholar ID

Visit your Google Scholar profile page. Your ID is the value of the user parameter in the URL. For example, in scholar.google.com/citations?user=AbCdEfG, the ID is AbCdEfG.

Frequently Asked Questions

The widget shows placeholder data.
Make sure you have entered a valid Google Scholar profile ID in the app and tapped "Fetch Metrics" successfully.

The widget is not updating.
Widgets refresh on a schedule managed by iOS. The widget requests updates every 4 hours, but iOS may delay refreshes to conserve battery.

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