The purpose of author level research metrics is to quantify an individual's impact and relevance over the course of their publishing career by utilizing citations to their publications.
h-index
What is the h-Index?
"Index h, [is] defined as the number of papers with citation number higher or equal to h"Hirsch, 2005
ORCID (Open Researcher and Contributor ID), is a free, unique, persistent identifier (PID) for individuals to use as they engage in research, scholarship, and innovation activities.