Researcher profiles - which one to use?

Are you confused by all the researcher profile options available? Not surprising

This post on ScienceOpen, "Researcher #profilefatigue – what it is and why it’s exhausting!" outlines the importance of creating a researcher profile and promotes the use of ORCID

Organization	Status
ORCID	Non-profit: independent, community driven
Google Scholar	Search: Google
Researcher ID	Publisher: Thomson Reuters
Scopus Author ID	Publisher: Elsevier
Mendeley	Publisher: Elsevier
Academia.edu	Researcher Network: Academia.edu
ResearchGate	Researcher Network: ResearchGate