diff --git a/monitor/services/stakeholder.service.ts b/monitor/services/stakeholder.service.ts
index 21fffb88..358ee336 100644
--- a/monitor/services/stakeholder.service.ts
+++ b/monitor/services/stakeholder.service.ts
@@ -53,6 +53,30 @@ export class StakeholderService {
     }
     return from(this.getStakeholderAsync());
   }
+  getResearcherStakeholder( orcid, name, results, shouldUpdate: boolean = false): Observable<Stakeholder> {
+    if (!this.stakeholderSubject.value || this.stakeholderSubject.value.alias !== orcid || shouldUpdate) {
+      this.promise = new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
+        this.sub = this.http.get<Stakeholder>(properties.monitorServiceAPIURL + '/stakeholder/' + encodeURIComponent("researcher"), CustomOptions.registryOptions()).pipe(map(stakeholder => {
+          return this.formalize(this.checkIsUpload(stakeholder));
+        })).subscribe(stakeholder => {
+          stakeholder.index_id = orcid;
+          stakeholder.index_name = name;
+          stakeholder.name = name;
+          stakeholder.alias = orcid;
+          if(results <10 && stakeholder.topics[0]?.categories[0]?.subCategories[0]){
+            stakeholder.topics[0].categories[0].subCategories[0].charts=[]; // keep only numbers - charts wont show much anyway
+          }
+          this.stakeholderSubject.next(stakeholder);
+          resolve();
+        }, error => {
+          let stakeholder = new Stakeholder(null,"researcher", orcid,name,name,orcid,"PUBLIC", null, null,"");
+          this.stakeholderSubject.next(stakeholder);
+          resolve();
+        });
+      });
+    }
+    return from(this.getStakeholderAsync());
+  }
 
   async getStakeholderAsync() {
     if (this.promise) {