# Find the Top Experts in a Research Field

**Use case:** 

Rank a field's researchers by ORCID profile signals — publication output, funding, activity and completeness — to shortlist the strongest experts.

## Input

```json
{
  "mode": "expertDiscovery",
  "query": "machine learning",
  "familyName": "",
  "givenNames": "",
  "affiliation": "",
  "keyword": "machine learning",
  "institution": "",
  "institutions": [],
  "seedOrcidId": "",
  "conflictAffiliations": [],
  "orcidIds": [],
  "names": [],
  "dedupe": true,
  "includeSimilarity": false,
  "includeGraph": false,
  "fetchWorks": true,
  "maxResults": 25,
  "outputProfile": "standard",
  "watchlistName": ""
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "recommendedAction": {
    "label": "Recommended Action",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "researcherHealth": {
    "label": "Researcher Health",
    "format": "object"
  },
  "identityConfidence": {
    "label": "Identity Confidence",
    "format": "object"
  },
  "profileCompleteness": {
    "label": "Profile Completeness",
    "format": "object"
  },
  "badges": {
    "label": "Badges",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "givenNames": {
    "label": "First Name",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "familyName": {
    "label": "Last Name",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "career": {
    "label": "Career Signals",
    "format": "object"
  },
  "worksCount": {
    "label": "Publication Count",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "summary": {
    "label": "Summary",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "orcidUrl": {
    "label": "ORCID Profile",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [ORCID Researcher Profile Search](https://apify.com/ryanclinton/orcid-researcher-search) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/ryanclinton/orcid-researcher-search) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.