Abstract.

Objectives: To  synthesize  and  contextualize  a  variety  of  approaches  in  the  scientific  literature  for  identifying  researchers  and  characterizing  and  measuring  their scholarly  activities  and  research  outputs,  providing  elements  that  guide  the  construction  of  researcher  profiles  that  offer  a  global  and contextualized  perspective.

Methodology: A  systematic  review  of  the  scientific  literature  was  conducted  following  the  SALSA  and  PRISMA  frameworks,  based  on  a  Scopus  search  that retrieved  747  records.  After  applying  in-clusion and exclusion criteria, 93 documents were analyzed using text mining techniques and topic modeling (LDA), complemented by an in-depth interpretative analysis of the articles’ content.

Results: The review identified four main thematic axes encompassing researcher identification and personal attributes, academic trajectory, performance metrics in scientific and alternative contexts, distinctions, and dynamics of collaboration and work within research groups. These axes serve as a conceptual and practical guide for developing researcher profiles with enhanced contextualization.