diff --git a/src/app/researcher/search-researcher/search-researcher.component.ts b/src/app/researcher/search-researcher/search-researcher.component.ts
index 18d1093..68c9241 100644
--- a/src/app/researcher/search-researcher/search-researcher.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/researcher/search-researcher/search-researcher.component.ts
@@ -80,6 +80,9 @@ export class SearchResearcherComponent  extends BaseComponent implements OnInit
       return;
     }
     this.orcidStatus = this.errorCodes.LOADING;
+    if(!Identifier.isValidORCID(this.keyword) && Identifier.isValidORCID(this.keyword.replace("x","X"))){
+      this.keyword = this.keyword.replace("x","X")
+    }
     if(Identifier.isValidORCID(this.keyword)){
       this.getOrcidAuthor(this.keyword.indexOf(properties.orcidURL)!=-1?this.keyword.split(properties.orcidURL)[1]:this.keyword, true, -1);
     }else{