diff --git a/src/app/core/profile/researcher-profile.service.spec.ts b/src/app/core/profile/researcher-profile.service.spec.ts
index 0dada6e5e3..9a6b0477d5 100644
--- a/src/app/core/profile/researcher-profile.service.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/profile/researcher-profile.service.spec.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { RequestService } from '../data/request.service';
 import { PageInfo } from '../shared/page-info.model';
 import { buildPaginatedList } from '../data/paginated-list.model';
 import {
+  createFailedRemoteDataObject$,
   createNoContentRemoteDataObject$,
   createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject,
   createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$
@@ -22,12 +23,14 @@ import { ResearcherProfileService } from './researcher-profile.service';
 import { RouterMock } from '../../shared/mocks/router.mock';
 import { ResearcherProfile } from './model/researcher-profile.model';
 import { Item } from '../shared/item.model';
-import { ReplaceOperation } from 'fast-json-patch';
+import { RemoveOperation, ReplaceOperation } from 'fast-json-patch';
 import { HttpOptions } from '../dspace-rest/dspace-rest.service';
 import { PostRequest } from '../data/request.models';
 import { followLink } from '../../shared/utils/follow-link-config.model';
 import { ConfigurationProperty } from '../shared/configuration-property.model';
 import { ConfigurationDataService } from '../data/configuration-data.service';
+import { createPaginatedList } from '../../shared/testing/utils.test';
+import { environment } from '../../../environments/environment';
 
 describe('ResearcherProfileService', () => {
   let scheduler: TestScheduler;
@@ -89,6 +92,106 @@ describe('ResearcherProfileService', () => {
       },
     }
   });
+
+  const mockItemUnlinkedToOrcid: Item = Object.assign(new Item(), {
+    id: 'mockItemUnlinkedToOrcid',
+    bundles: createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$(createPaginatedList([])),
+    metadata: {
+      'dc.title': [{
+        value: 'test person'
+      }],
+      'dspace.entity.type': [{
+        'value': 'Person'
+      }]
+    }
+  });
+
+  const mockItemLinkedToOrcid: Item = Object.assign(new Item(), {
+    bundles: createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$(createPaginatedList([])),
+    metadata: {
+      'dc.title': [{
+        value: 'test person'
+      }],
+      'dspace.entity.type': [{
+        'value': 'Person'
+      }],
+      'dspace.object.owner': [{
+        'value': 'test person',
+        'language': null,
+        'authority': 'researcher-profile-id',
+        'confidence': 600,
+        'place': 0
+      }],
+      'dspace.orcid.authenticated': [{
+        'value': '2022-06-10T15:15:12.952872',
+        'language': null,
+        'authority': null,
+        'confidence': -1,
+        'place': 0
+      }],
+      'dspace.orcid.scope': [{
+        'value': '/authenticate',
+        'language': null,
+        'authority': null,
+        'confidence': -1,
+        'place': 0
+      }, {
+        'value': '/read-limited',
+        'language': null,
+        'authority': null,
+        'confidence': -1,
+        'place': 1
+      }, {
+        'value': '/activities/update',
+        'language': null,
+        'authority': null,
+        'confidence': -1,
+        'place': 2
+      }, {
+        'value': '/person/update',
+        'language': null,
+        'authority': null,
+        'confidence': -1,
+        'place': 3
+      }],
+      'person.identifier.orcid': [{
+        'value': 'orcid-id',
+        'language': null,
+        'authority': null,
+        'confidence': -1,
+        'place': 0
+      }]
+    }
+  });
+
+  const disconnectionAllowAdmin = {
+    uuid: 'orcid.disconnection.allowed-users',
+    name: 'orcid.disconnection.allowed-users',
+    values: ['only_admin']
+  } as ConfigurationProperty;
+
+  const disconnectionAllowAdminOwner = {
+    uuid: 'orcid.disconnection.allowed-users',
+    name: 'orcid.disconnection.allowed-users',
+    values: ['admin_and_owner']
+  } as ConfigurationProperty;
+
+  const authorizeUrl = {
+    uuid: 'orcid.authorize-url',
+    name: 'orcid.authorize-url',
+    values: ['orcid.authorize-url']
+  } as ConfigurationProperty;
+  const appClientId = {
+    uuid: 'orcid.application-client-id',
+    name: 'orcid.application-client-id',
+    values: ['orcid.application-client-id']
+  } as ConfigurationProperty;
+  const orcidScope = {
+    uuid: 'orcid.scope',
+    name: 'orcid.scope',
+    values: ['/authenticate', '/read-limited']
+  } as ConfigurationProperty;
+
   const endpointURL = `https://rest.api/rest/api/profiles`;
   const endpointURLWithEmbed = 'https://rest.api/rest/api/profiles?embed=item';
   const sourceUri = `https://rest.api/rest/api/external-source/profile`;
@@ -140,12 +243,7 @@ describe('ResearcherProfileService', () => {
       findByHref: jasmine.createSpy('findByHref')
     });
     configurationDataService = jasmine.createSpyObj('configurationDataService', {
-      findByPropertyName: createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$(Object.assign(new ConfigurationProperty(), {
-        name: 'test',
-        values: [
-          'org.dspace.ctask.general.ProfileFormats = test'
-        ]
-      }))
+      findByPropertyName: jasmine.createSpy('findByPropertyName')
     });
 
     service = new ResearcherProfileService(
@@ -283,7 +381,7 @@ describe('ResearcherProfileService', () => {
   });
 
   describe('createFromExternalSource', () => {
-    let patchSpy;
+
     beforeEach(() => {
       spyOn((service as any).dataService, 'patch').and.returnValue(createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$(researcherProfilePatched));
       spyOn((service as any), 'findById').and.returnValue(createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$(researcherProfilePatched));
@@ -305,4 +403,140 @@ describe('ResearcherProfileService', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('isLinkedToOrcid', () => {
+    it('should return true when item has metadata', () => {
+      const result = service.isLinkedToOrcid(mockItemLinkedToOrcid);
+      expect(result).toBeTrue();
+    });
+
+    it('should return true when item has no metadata', () => {
+      const result = service.isLinkedToOrcid(mockItemUnlinkedToOrcid);
+      expect(result).toBeFalse();
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('onlyAdminCanDisconnectProfileFromOrcid', () => {
+    it('should return true when property is only_admin', () => {
+      spyOn((service as any), 'getOrcidDisconnectionAllowedUsersConfiguration').and.returnValue(createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$(disconnectionAllowAdmin));
+      const result = service.onlyAdminCanDisconnectProfileFromOrcid();
+      const expected = cold('(a|)', {
+        a: true
+      });
+      expect(result).toBeObservable(expected);
+    });
+
+    it('should return false on faild', () => {
+      spyOn((service as any), 'getOrcidDisconnectionAllowedUsersConfiguration').and.returnValue(createFailedRemoteDataObject$());
+      const result = service.onlyAdminCanDisconnectProfileFromOrcid();
+      const expected = cold('(a|)', {
+        a: false
+      });
+      expect(result).toBeObservable(expected);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('ownerCanDisconnectProfileFromOrcid', () => {
+    it('should return true when property is admin_and_owner', () => {
+      spyOn((service as any), 'getOrcidDisconnectionAllowedUsersConfiguration').and.returnValue(createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$(disconnectionAllowAdminOwner));
+      const result = service.ownerCanDisconnectProfileFromOrcid();
+      const expected = cold('(a|)', {
+        a: true
+      });
+      expect(result).toBeObservable(expected);
+    });
+
+    it('should return false on faild', () => {
+      spyOn((service as any), 'getOrcidDisconnectionAllowedUsersConfiguration').and.returnValue(createFailedRemoteDataObject$());
+      const result = service.ownerCanDisconnectProfileFromOrcid();
+      const expected = cold('(a|)', {
+        a: false
+      });
+      expect(result).toBeObservable(expected);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('unlinkOrcid', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      scheduler = getTestScheduler();
+      spyOn((service as any).dataService, 'patch').and.returnValue(createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$(researcherProfilePatched));
+      spyOn((service as any), 'findById').and.returnValue(createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$(researcherProfile));
+    });
+
+    it('should call patch method properly', () => {
+      const operations: RemoveOperation[] = [{
+        path: '/orcid',
+        op: 'remove'
+      }];
+
+      scheduler.schedule(() => service.unlinkOrcid(mockItemLinkedToOrcid).subscribe());
+      scheduler.flush();
+
+      expect((service as any).dataService.patch).toHaveBeenCalledWith(researcherProfile, operations);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('getOrcidAuthorizeUrl', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      (service as any).configurationService.findByPropertyName.and.returnValues(
+        createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$(authorizeUrl),
+        createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$(appClientId),
+        createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$(orcidScope)
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('should build the url properly', () => {
+      const result = service.getOrcidAuthorizeUrl(mockItemUnlinkedToOrcid);
+      const redirectUri = environment.rest.baseUrl + '/api/eperson/orcid/' + mockItemUnlinkedToOrcid.id + '/?url=undefined';
+      const url = 'orcid.authorize-url?client_id=orcid.application-client-id&redirect_uri=' + redirectUri + '&response_type=code&scope=/authenticate /read-limited';
+
+      const expected = cold('(a|)', {
+        a: url
+      });
+      expect(result).toBeObservable(expected);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('updateByOrcidOperations', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      scheduler = getTestScheduler();
+      spyOn((service as any).dataService, 'patch').and.returnValue(createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$(researcherProfilePatched));
+    });
+
+    it('should call patch method properly', () => {
+      scheduler.schedule(() => service.updateByOrcidOperations(researcherProfile, []).subscribe());
+      scheduler.flush();
+
+      expect((service as any).dataService.patch).toHaveBeenCalledWith(researcherProfile, []);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('getOrcidAuthorizationScopesByItem', () => {
+    it('should return list of scopes saved in the item', () => {
+      const orcidScopes = [
+        '/authenticate',
+        '/read-limited',
+        '/activities/update',
+        '/person/update'
+      ];
+      const result = service.getOrcidAuthorizationScopesByItem(mockItemLinkedToOrcid);
+      expect(result).toEqual(orcidScopes);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('getOrcidAuthorizationScopes', () => {
+    it('should return list of scopes by configuration', () => {
+      (service as any).configurationService.findByPropertyName.and.returnValue(
+        createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$(orcidScope)
+      );
+      const orcidScopes = [
+        '/authenticate',
+        '/read-limited'
+      ];
+      const expected = cold('(a|)', {
+        a: orcidScopes
+      });
+      const result = service.getOrcidAuthorizationScopes();
+      expect(result).toBeObservable(expected);
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/app/core/profile/researcher-profile.service.ts b/src/app/core/profile/researcher-profile.service.ts
index 702c168539..f944d53b46 100644
--- a/src/app/core/profile/researcher-profile.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/profile/researcher-profile.service.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ import { ResearcherProfile } from './model/researcher-profile.model';
 import { RESEARCHER_PROFILE } from './model/researcher-profile.resource-type';
 import { HttpOptions } from '../dspace-rest/dspace-rest.service';
 import { PostRequest } from '../data/request.models';
-import { hasValue, isEmpty } from '../../shared/empty.util';
+import { hasValue, isEmpty, isNotEmpty } from '../../shared/empty.util';
 import { CoreState } from '../core-state.model';
 import { followLink, FollowLinkConfig } from '../../shared/utils/follow-link-config.model';
 import { Item } from '../shared/item.model';
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ export class ResearcherProfileService {
    * @param item the item to check
    * @returns the check result
    */
-  isLinkedToOrcid(item: Item): boolean {
+  public isLinkedToOrcid(item: Item): boolean {
     return item.hasMetadata('dspace.orcid.authenticated');
   }
 
@@ -180,9 +180,11 @@ export class ResearcherProfileService {
    *
    * @returns the check result
    */
-  onlyAdminCanDisconnectProfileFromOrcid(): Observable<boolean> {
+  public onlyAdminCanDisconnectProfileFromOrcid(): Observable<boolean> {
     return this.getOrcidDisconnectionAllowedUsersConfiguration().pipe(
-      map((property) => property.values.map( (value) => value.toLowerCase()).includes('only_admin'))
+      map((propertyRD: RemoteData<ConfigurationProperty>) => {
+        return propertyRD.hasSucceeded && propertyRD.payload.values.map((value) => value.toLowerCase()).includes('only_admin');
+      })
     );
   }
 
@@ -191,25 +193,10 @@ export class ResearcherProfileService {
    *
    * @returns the check result
    */
-  ownerCanDisconnectProfileFromOrcid(): Observable<boolean> {
+  public ownerCanDisconnectProfileFromOrcid(): Observable<boolean> {
     return this.getOrcidDisconnectionAllowedUsersConfiguration().pipe(
-      map((property) => {
-        const values = property.values.map( (value) => value.toLowerCase());
-        return values.includes('only_owner') || values.includes('admin_and_owner');
-      })
-    );
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Returns true if the admin users can disconnect a researcher profile from ORCID.
-   *
-   * @returns the check result
-   */
-  adminCanDisconnectProfileFromOrcid(): Observable<boolean> {
-    return this.getOrcidDisconnectionAllowedUsersConfiguration().pipe(
-      map((property) => {
-        const values = property.values.map( (value) => value.toLowerCase());
-        return values.includes('only_admin') || values.includes('admin_and_owner');
+      map((propertyRD: RemoteData<ConfigurationProperty>) => {
+        return propertyRD.hasSucceeded && propertyRD.payload.values.map( (value) => value.toLowerCase()).includes('admin_and_owner');
       })
     );
   }
@@ -217,8 +204,7 @@ export class ResearcherProfileService {
   /**
    * If the given item represents a profile unlink it from ORCID.
    */
-  unlinkOrcid(item: Item): Observable<RemoteData<ResearcherProfile>> {
-
+  public unlinkOrcid(item: Item): Observable<RemoteData<ResearcherProfile>> {
     const operations: RemoveOperation[] = [{
       path:'/orcid',
       op:'remove'
@@ -231,7 +217,12 @@ export class ResearcherProfileService {
     );
   }
 
-  getOrcidAuthorizeUrl(profile: Item): Observable<string> {
+  /**
+   * Build and return the url to authenticate with orcid
+   *
+   * @param profile
+   */
+  public getOrcidAuthorizeUrl(profile: Item): Observable<string> {
     return combineLatest([
       this.configurationService.findByPropertyName('orcid.authorize-url').pipe(getFirstSucceededRemoteDataPayload()),
       this.configurationService.findByPropertyName('orcid.application-client-id').pipe(getFirstSucceededRemoteDataPayload()),
@@ -278,9 +269,28 @@ export class ResearcherProfileService {
     return this.dataService.patch(researcherProfile, operations);
   }
 
-  private getOrcidDisconnectionAllowedUsersConfiguration(): Observable<ConfigurationProperty> {
+  /**
+   * Return all orcid authorization scopes saved in the given item
+   *
+   * @param item
+   */
+  public getOrcidAuthorizationScopesByItem(item: Item): string[] {
+    return isNotEmpty(item) ? item.allMetadataValues('dspace.orcid.scope') : [];
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Return all orcid authorization scopes available by configuration
+   */
+  public getOrcidAuthorizationScopes(): Observable<string[]> {
+    return this.configurationService.findByPropertyName('orcid.scope').pipe(
+      getFirstCompletedRemoteData(),
+      map((propertyRD: RemoteData<ConfigurationProperty>) => propertyRD.hasSucceeded ? propertyRD.payload.values : [])
+    );
+  }
+
+  private getOrcidDisconnectionAllowedUsersConfiguration(): Observable<RemoteData<ConfigurationProperty>> {
     return this.configurationService.findByPropertyName('orcid.disconnection.allowed-users').pipe(
-      getFirstSucceededRemoteDataPayload()
+      getFirstCompletedRemoteData()
     );
   }
 
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/orcid-page/orcid-auth/orcid-auth.component.html b/src/app/item-page/orcid-page/orcid-auth/orcid-auth.component.html
index 12b13c433c..b15b23d1e0 100644
--- a/src/app/item-page/orcid-page/orcid-auth/orcid-auth.component.html
+++ b/src/app/item-page/orcid-page/orcid-auth/orcid-auth.component.html
@@ -3,75 +3,89 @@
     <ngb-panel title="{{'person.orcid.registry.auth' | translate}}" id="auth">
       <ng-template ngbPanelContent>
         <div class="container">
-          <ng-container *ngIf="isLinkedToOrcid(); then orcidLinked; else orcidNotLinked"></ng-container>
+          <ng-container *ngIf="(isLinkedToOrcid() | async); then orcidLinked; else orcidNotLinked"></ng-container>
         </div>
       </ng-template>
     </ngb-panel>
   </ngb-accordion>
+</div>
 
-  <ng-template #orcidLinked>
-    <div class="row mt-3">
-      <div *ngIf="getOrcidAuthorizations().length > 0" class="card m-2 col-md p-0">
-        <div class="card-header">{{ 'person.page.orcid.granted-authorizations'| translate }}</div>
-        <div class="card-body">
-          <div class="container">
-            <ul>
-              <li *ngFor="let auth of getOrcidAuthorizations()"> {{getAuthorizationDescription(auth) | translate}} </li>
-            </ul>
-          </div>
-        </div>
-      </div>
-      <div class="card m-2 col-md p-0">
-        <div class="card-header">{{ 'person.page.orcid.missing-authorizations'| translate }}</div>
-        <div class="card-body">
-          <div class="container">
-            <div *ngIf="( missingAuthorizations$ | async ).length === 0" class="p-3 mb-2 alert alert-success rounded">
-              {{'person.page.orcid.no-missing-authorizations-message' | translate}}
-            </div>
-            <div *ngIf="( missingAuthorizations$ | async ).length > 0" class="p-3 mb-2 alert alert-warning rounded">
-              {{'person.page.orcid.missing-authorizations-message' | translate}}
+<ng-template #orcidLinked>
+  <div data-test="orcidLinked">
+    <div class="row mb-3">
+      <div *ngIf="(hasOrcidAuthorizations() | async)" class="col-sm-6" data-test="hasOrcidAuthorizations">
+        <div class="card h-100">
+          <div class="card-header">{{ 'person.page.orcid.granted-authorizations'| translate }}</div>
+          <div class="card-body">
+            <div class="container p-0">
               <ul>
-                <li
-                  *ngFor="let auth of ( ( missingAuthorizations$ | async ) )"> {{getAuthorizationDescription(auth) | translate }} </li>
+                <li *ngFor="let auth of (getOrcidAuthorizations() | async)" data-test="orcidAuthorization">
+                  {{getAuthorizationDescription(auth) | translate}}
+                </li>
               </ul>
             </div>
           </div>
         </div>
       </div>
+      <div class="col-sm-6">
+        <div class="card h-100">
+          <div class="card-header">{{ 'person.page.orcid.missing-authorizations'| translate }}</div>
+          <div class="card-body">
+            <div class="container">
+              <ds-alert *ngIf="!(hasMissingOrcidAuthorizations() | async)" [type]="'alert-success'" data-test="noMissingOrcidAuthorizations">
+                {{'person.page.orcid.no-missing-authorizations-message' | translate}}
+              </ds-alert>
+              <ds-alert *ngIf="(hasMissingOrcidAuthorizations() | async)" [type]="'alert-warning'" data-test="missingOrcidAuthorizations">
+                {{'person.page.orcid.missing-authorizations-message' | translate}}
+                <ul>
+                  <li *ngFor="let auth of (getMissingOrcidAuthorizations() | async)" data-test="missingOrcidAuthorization">
+                    {{getAuthorizationDescription(auth) | translate }}
+                  </li>
+                </ul>
+              </ds-alert>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
     </div>
-    <div *ngIf="(onlyAdminCanDisconnectProfileFromOrcid() | async)"
-         class="row mt-3 p-3 mb-2 bg-info text-white rounded d-flex justify-content-center">
+    <ds-alert *ngIf="(onlyAdminCanDisconnectProfileFromOrcid() | async) && !(ownerCanDisconnectProfileFromOrcid() | async)"
+              [type]="'alert-warning'" data-test="unlinkOnlyAdmin">
       {{ 'person.page.orcid.remove-orcid-message' | translate}}
-    </div>
-    <div class="row" *ngIf="(ownerCanDisconnectProfileFromOrcid() | async)">
-      <div class="col-md">
-        <button type="submit" class="btn btn-danger float-right m-2" (click)="unlinkOrcid()"
-                [disabled]=unlinkProcessing>
-          <span *ngIf="!unlinkProcessing"><i
+    </ds-alert>
+    <div class="row" *ngIf="(ownerCanDisconnectProfileFromOrcid() | async)" data-test="unlinkOwner">
+      <div class="col">
+        <button type="submit" class="btn btn-danger float-right" (click)="unlinkOrcid()"
+                [disabled]="(unlinkProcessing | async)">
+          <span *ngIf="!(unlinkProcessing | async)"><i
             class="fas fa-unlink"></i> {{ 'person.page.orcid.unlink' | translate }}</span>
-          <span *ngIf="unlinkProcessing"><i
+          <span *ngIf="(unlinkProcessing | async)"><i
             class='fas fa-circle-notch fa-spin'></i> {{'person.page.orcid.unlink.processing' | translate}}</span>
         </button>
-        <button *ngIf="( missingAuthorizations$ | async ).length > 0" type="submit"
-                class="btn btn-primary float-right m-2" (click)="linkOrcid()">
+        <button *ngIf="(hasMissingOrcidAuthorizations() | async)" type="submit"
+                class="btn btn-primary float-right" (click)="linkOrcid()">
           <span><i class="fas fa-check"></i> {{ 'person.page.orcid.grant-authorizations' | translate }}</span>
         </button>
       </div>
     </div>
-  </ng-template>
+  </div>
+</ng-template>
 
-  <ng-template #orcidNotLinked>
+<ng-template #orcidNotLinked>
+  <div data-test="orcidNotLinked">
     <div class="row">
       <div class="col-2"><img alt="orcid-logo" src="../../../../assets/images/orcid.logo.icon.svg"/></div>
-      <div class="alert alert-info col">{{ getOrcidNotLinkedMessage() | async }}</div>
+      <div class="col">
+        <ds-alert [type]="'alert-info'">{{ getOrcidNotLinkedMessage() | async }}</ds-alert>
+      </div>
     </div>
     <div class="row">
-      <div class="col p-0">
+      <div class="col">
         <button class="btn btn-primary float-right" (click)="linkOrcid()">
           <i class="fas fa-link"></i>
           {{'person.page.orcid.link' | translate}}
         </button>
       </div>
     </div>
-  </ng-template>
-</div>
+  </div>
+</ng-template>
+
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/orcid-page/orcid-auth/orcid-auth.component.spec.ts b/src/app/item-page/orcid-page/orcid-auth/orcid-auth.component.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a2ec1cf9b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/item-page/orcid-page/orcid-auth/orcid-auth.component.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,336 @@
+import { ChangeDetectionStrategy, NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA } from '@angular/core';
+import { ComponentFixture, fakeAsync, TestBed, waitForAsync } from '@angular/core/testing';
+import { RouterTestingModule } from '@angular/router/testing';
+import { By } from '@angular/platform-browser';
+
+import { getTestScheduler } from 'jasmine-marbles';
+import { NgbAccordionModule } from '@ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap';
+import { of } from 'rxjs';
+import { TestScheduler } from 'rxjs/testing';
+import { TranslateLoader, TranslateModule } from '@ngx-translate/core';
+
+import { ResearcherProfileService } from '../../../core/profile/researcher-profile.service';
+import { createFailedRemoteDataObject$, createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$ } from '../../../shared/remote-data.utils';
+import { Item } from '../../../core/shared/item.model';
+import { createPaginatedList } from '../../../shared/testing/utils.test';
+import { TranslateLoaderMock } from '../../../shared/mocks/translate-loader.mock';
+import { OrcidAuthComponent } from './orcid-auth.component';
+import { NativeWindowService } from '../../../core/services/window.service';
+import { NativeWindowMockFactory } from '../../../shared/mocks/mock-native-window-ref';
+import { NotificationsService } from '../../../shared/notifications/notifications.service';
+import { NotificationsServiceStub } from '../../../shared/testing/notifications-service.stub';
+import { ResearcherProfile } from '../../../core/profile/model/researcher-profile.model';
+
+describe('OrcidAuthComponent test suite', () => {
+  let comp: OrcidAuthComponent;
+  let fixture: ComponentFixture<OrcidAuthComponent>;
+  let scheduler: TestScheduler;
+  let researcherProfileService: jasmine.SpyObj<ResearcherProfileService>;
+  let nativeWindowRef;
+  let notificationsService;
+
+  const orcidScopes = [
+    '/authenticate',
+    '/read-limited',
+    '/activities/update',
+    '/person/update'
+  ];
+
+  const partialOrcidScopes = [
+    '/authenticate',
+    '/read-limited',
+  ];
+
+  const mockItemUnlinkedToOrcid: Item = Object.assign(new Item(), {
+    bundles: createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$(createPaginatedList([])),
+    metadata: {
+      'dc.title': [{
+        value: 'test person'
+      }],
+      'dspace.entity.type': [{
+        'value': 'Person'
+      }]
+    }
+  });
+
+  const mockItemLinkedToOrcid: Item = Object.assign(new Item(), {
+    bundles: createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$(createPaginatedList([])),
+    metadata: {
+      'dc.title': [{
+        value: 'test person'
+      }],
+      'dspace.entity.type': [{
+        'value': 'Person'
+      }],
+      'dspace.object.owner': [{
+        'value': 'test person',
+        'language': null,
+        'authority': 'deced3e7-68e2-495d-bf98-7c44fc33b8ff',
+        'confidence': 600,
+        'place': 0
+      }],
+      'dspace.orcid.authenticated': [{
+        'value': '2022-06-10T15:15:12.952872',
+        'language': null,
+        'authority': null,
+        'confidence': -1,
+        'place': 0
+      }],
+      'dspace.orcid.scope': [{
+        'value': '/authenticate',
+        'language': null,
+        'authority': null,
+        'confidence': -1,
+        'place': 0
+      }, {
+        'value': '/read-limited',
+        'language': null,
+        'authority': null,
+        'confidence': -1,
+        'place': 1
+      }, {
+        'value': '/activities/update',
+        'language': null,
+        'authority': null,
+        'confidence': -1,
+        'place': 2
+      }, {
+        'value': '/person/update',
+        'language': null,
+        'authority': null,
+        'confidence': -1,
+        'place': 3
+      }],
+      'person.identifier.orcid': [{
+        'value': 'orcid-id',
+        'language': null,
+        'authority': null,
+        'confidence': -1,
+        'place': 0
+      }]
+    }
+  });
+
+  beforeEach(waitForAsync(() => {
+    researcherProfileService = jasmine.createSpyObj('researcherProfileService', {
+      getOrcidAuthorizationScopes: jasmine.createSpy('getOrcidAuthorizationScopes'),
+      getOrcidAuthorizationScopesByItem: jasmine.createSpy('getOrcidAuthorizationScopesByItem'),
+      getOrcidAuthorizeUrl: jasmine.createSpy('getOrcidAuthorizeUrl'),
+      isLinkedToOrcid: jasmine.createSpy('isLinkedToOrcid'),
+      onlyAdminCanDisconnectProfileFromOrcid: jasmine.createSpy('onlyAdminCanDisconnectProfileFromOrcid'),
+      ownerCanDisconnectProfileFromOrcid: jasmine.createSpy('ownerCanDisconnectProfileFromOrcid'),
+      unlinkOrcid: jasmine.createSpy('unlinkOrcid')
+    });
+
+    void TestBed.configureTestingModule({
+      imports: [
+        NgbAccordionModule,
+        TranslateModule.forRoot({
+          loader: {
+            provide: TranslateLoader,
+            useClass: TranslateLoaderMock
+          }
+        }),
+        RouterTestingModule.withRoutes([])
+      ],
+      declarations: [OrcidAuthComponent],
+      providers: [
+        { provide: NativeWindowService, useFactory: NativeWindowMockFactory },
+        { provide: NotificationsService, useClass: NotificationsServiceStub },
+        { provide: ResearcherProfileService, useValue: researcherProfileService }
+      ],
+      schemas: [NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA]
+    }).overrideComponent(OrcidAuthComponent, {
+      set: { changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.Default }
+    }).compileComponents();
+  }));
+
+  beforeEach(waitForAsync(() => {
+    scheduler = getTestScheduler();
+    fixture = TestBed.createComponent(OrcidAuthComponent);
+    comp = fixture.componentInstance;
+    researcherProfileService.getOrcidAuthorizationScopes.and.returnValue(of(orcidScopes));
+  }));
+
+  describe('when orcid profile is not linked', () => {
+    beforeEach(waitForAsync(() => {
+      comp.item = mockItemUnlinkedToOrcid;
+      researcherProfileService.getOrcidAuthorizationScopesByItem.and.returnValue([]);
+      researcherProfileService.isLinkedToOrcid.and.returnValue(false);
+      researcherProfileService.onlyAdminCanDisconnectProfileFromOrcid.and.returnValue(of(false));
+      researcherProfileService.ownerCanDisconnectProfileFromOrcid.and.returnValue(of(true));
+      researcherProfileService.getOrcidAuthorizeUrl.and.returnValue(of('oarcidUrl'));
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+    }));
+
+    it('should create', fakeAsync(() => {
+      const orcidLinked = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('[data-test="orcidLinked"]'));
+      const orcidNotLinked = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('[data-test="orcidNotLinked"]'));
+      expect(orcidLinked).toBeFalsy();
+      expect(orcidNotLinked).toBeTruthy();
+    }));
+
+    it('should change location on link', () => {
+      nativeWindowRef = (comp as any)._window;
+      scheduler.schedule(() => comp.linkOrcid());
+      scheduler.flush();
+
+      expect(nativeWindowRef.nativeWindow.location.href).toBe('oarcidUrl');
+    });
+
+  });
+
+  describe('when orcid profile is linked', () => {
+    beforeEach(waitForAsync(() => {
+      comp.item = mockItemLinkedToOrcid;
+      researcherProfileService.isLinkedToOrcid.and.returnValue(true);
+    }));
+
+    describe('', () => {
+
+      beforeEach(waitForAsync(() => {
+        comp.item = mockItemLinkedToOrcid;
+        notificationsService = (comp as any).notificationsService;
+        researcherProfileService.getOrcidAuthorizationScopesByItem.and.returnValue([...orcidScopes]);
+        researcherProfileService.isLinkedToOrcid.and.returnValue(true);
+        researcherProfileService.onlyAdminCanDisconnectProfileFromOrcid.and.returnValue(of(false));
+        researcherProfileService.ownerCanDisconnectProfileFromOrcid.and.returnValue(of(true));
+      }));
+
+      describe('and unlink is successfully', () => {
+        beforeEach(waitForAsync(() => {
+          comp.item = mockItemLinkedToOrcid;
+          researcherProfileService.unlinkOrcid.and.returnValue(createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$(new ResearcherProfile()));
+          spyOn(comp.unlink, 'emit');
+          fixture.detectChanges();
+        }));
+
+        it('should show success notification', () => {
+          scheduler.schedule(() => comp.unlinkOrcid());
+          scheduler.flush();
+
+          expect(notificationsService.success).toHaveBeenCalled();
+          expect(comp.unlink.emit).toHaveBeenCalled();
+        });
+      });
+
+      describe('and unlink is failed', () => {
+        beforeEach(waitForAsync(() => {
+          comp.item = mockItemLinkedToOrcid;
+          researcherProfileService.unlinkOrcid.and.returnValue(createFailedRemoteDataObject$());
+          fixture.detectChanges();
+        }));
+
+        it('should show success notification', () => {
+          scheduler.schedule(() => comp.unlinkOrcid());
+          scheduler.flush();
+
+          expect(notificationsService.error).toHaveBeenCalled();
+        });
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('and has orcid authorization scopes', () => {
+
+      beforeEach(waitForAsync(() => {
+        comp.item = mockItemLinkedToOrcid;
+        researcherProfileService.getOrcidAuthorizationScopesByItem.and.returnValue([...orcidScopes]);
+        researcherProfileService.isLinkedToOrcid.and.returnValue(true);
+        researcherProfileService.onlyAdminCanDisconnectProfileFromOrcid.and.returnValue(of(false));
+        researcherProfileService.ownerCanDisconnectProfileFromOrcid.and.returnValue(of(true));
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+      }));
+
+      it('should create', fakeAsync(() => {
+        const orcidLinked = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('[data-test="orcidLinked"]'));
+        const orcidNotLinked = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('[data-test="orcidNotLinked"]'));
+        expect(orcidLinked).toBeTruthy();
+        expect(orcidNotLinked).toBeFalsy();
+      }));
+
+      it('should display orcid authorizations', fakeAsync(() => {
+        const orcidAuthorizations = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('[data-test="hasOrcidAuthorizations"]'));
+        const noMissingOrcidAuthorizations = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('[data-test="noMissingOrcidAuthorizations"]'));
+        const orcidAuthorizationsList = fixture.debugElement.queryAll(By.css('[data-test="orcidAuthorization"]'));
+
+        expect(orcidAuthorizations).toBeTruthy();
+        expect(noMissingOrcidAuthorizations).toBeTruthy();
+        expect(orcidAuthorizationsList.length).toBe(4);
+      }));
+    });
+
+    describe('and has missing orcid authorization scopes', () => {
+
+      beforeEach(waitForAsync(() => {
+        comp.item = mockItemLinkedToOrcid;
+        researcherProfileService.getOrcidAuthorizationScopesByItem.and.returnValue([...partialOrcidScopes]);
+        researcherProfileService.isLinkedToOrcid.and.returnValue(true);
+        researcherProfileService.onlyAdminCanDisconnectProfileFromOrcid.and.returnValue(of(false));
+        researcherProfileService.ownerCanDisconnectProfileFromOrcid.and.returnValue(of(true));
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+      }));
+
+      it('should create', fakeAsync(() => {
+        const orcidLinked = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('[data-test="orcidLinked"]'));
+        const orcidNotLinked = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('[data-test="orcidNotLinked"]'));
+        expect(orcidLinked).toBeTruthy();
+        expect(orcidNotLinked).toBeFalsy();
+      }));
+
+      it('should display orcid authorizations', fakeAsync(() => {
+        const orcidAuthorizations = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('[data-test="hasOrcidAuthorizations"]'));
+        const missingOrcidAuthorizations = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('[data-test="missingOrcidAuthorizations"]'));
+        const orcidAuthorizationsList = fixture.debugElement.queryAll(By.css('[data-test="orcidAuthorization"]'));
+        const missingOrcidAuthorizationsList = fixture.debugElement.queryAll(By.css('[data-test="missingOrcidAuthorization"]'));
+
+        expect(orcidAuthorizations).toBeTruthy();
+        expect(missingOrcidAuthorizations).toBeTruthy();
+        expect(orcidAuthorizationsList.length).toBe(2);
+        expect(missingOrcidAuthorizationsList.length).toBe(2);
+      }));
+    });
+
+    describe('and only admin can unlink scopes', () => {
+
+      beforeEach(waitForAsync(() => {
+        comp.item = mockItemLinkedToOrcid;
+        researcherProfileService.getOrcidAuthorizationScopesByItem.and.returnValue([...orcidScopes]);
+        researcherProfileService.isLinkedToOrcid.and.returnValue(true);
+        researcherProfileService.onlyAdminCanDisconnectProfileFromOrcid.and.returnValue(of(true));
+        researcherProfileService.ownerCanDisconnectProfileFromOrcid.and.returnValue(of(false));
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+      }));
+
+      it('should display warning panel', fakeAsync(() => {
+        const unlinkOnlyAdmin = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('[data-test="unlinkOnlyAdmin"]'));
+        const unlinkOwner = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('[data-test="unlinkOwner"]'));
+        expect(unlinkOnlyAdmin).toBeTruthy();
+        expect(unlinkOwner).toBeFalsy();
+      }));
+
+    });
+
+    describe('and owner can unlink scopes', () => {
+
+      beforeEach(waitForAsync(() => {
+        comp.item = mockItemLinkedToOrcid;
+        researcherProfileService.getOrcidAuthorizationScopesByItem.and.returnValue([...orcidScopes]);
+        researcherProfileService.isLinkedToOrcid.and.returnValue(true);
+        researcherProfileService.onlyAdminCanDisconnectProfileFromOrcid.and.returnValue(of(true));
+        researcherProfileService.ownerCanDisconnectProfileFromOrcid.and.returnValue(of(true));
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+      }));
+
+      it('should display warning panel', fakeAsync(() => {
+        const unlinkOnlyAdmin = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('[data-test="unlinkOnlyAdmin"]'));
+        const unlinkOwner = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('[data-test="unlinkOwner"]'));
+        expect(unlinkOnlyAdmin).toBeFalsy();
+        expect(unlinkOwner).toBeTruthy();
+      }));
+
+    });
+
+  });
+
+
+});
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/orcid-page/orcid-auth/orcid-auth.component.ts b/src/app/item-page/orcid-page/orcid-auth/orcid-auth.component.ts
index aa234648f0..ed8b1fd3d9 100644
--- a/src/app/item-page/orcid-page/orcid-auth/orcid-auth.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/item-page/orcid-page/orcid-auth/orcid-auth.component.ts
@@ -1,59 +1,126 @@
-import { Component, Inject, Input, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
-import { ActivatedRoute } from '@angular/router';
+import { Component, EventEmitter, Inject, Input, OnChanges, OnInit, Output, SimpleChanges } from '@angular/core';
+
 import { TranslateService } from '@ngx-translate/core';
 import { BehaviorSubject, Observable } from 'rxjs';
 import { map } from 'rxjs/operators';
-import { ConfigurationDataService } from '../../../core/data/configuration-data.service';
-import { ItemDataService } from '../../../core/data/item-data.service';
-import { RemoteData } from '../../../core/data/remote-data';
+
 import { ResearcherProfileService } from '../../../core/profile/researcher-profile.service';
 import { NativeWindowRef, NativeWindowService } from '../../../core/services/window.service';
 import { Item } from '../../../core/shared/item.model';
-import { getFirstCompletedRemoteData, getFirstSucceededRemoteDataPayload } from '../../../core/shared/operators';
 import { NotificationsService } from '../../../shared/notifications/notifications.service';
+import { RemoteData } from '../../../core/data/remote-data';
+import { ResearcherProfile } from '../../../core/profile/model/researcher-profile.model';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'ds-orcid-auth',
   templateUrl: './orcid-auth.component.html',
   styleUrls: ['./orcid-auth.component.scss']
 })
-export class OrcidAuthComponent implements OnInit {
+export class OrcidAuthComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges {
 
   /**
    * The item for which showing the orcid settings
    */
   @Input() item: Item;
 
-  missingAuthorizations$ = new BehaviorSubject<string[]>([]);
+  /**
+   * The list of exposed orcid authorization scopes for the orcid profile
+   */
+  profileAuthorizationScopes: BehaviorSubject<string[]> = new BehaviorSubject<string[]>([]);
 
-  unlinkProcessing = false;
+  /**
+   * The list of all orcid authorization scopes missing in the orcid profile
+   */
+  missingAuthorizationScopes: BehaviorSubject<string[]> = new BehaviorSubject<string[]>([]);
+
+  /**
+   * The list of all orcid authorization scopes available
+   */
+  orcidAuthorizationScopes: BehaviorSubject<string[]> = new BehaviorSubject<string[]>([]);
+
+  /**
+   * A boolean representing if unlink operation is processing
+   */
+  unlinkProcessing: BehaviorSubject<boolean> = new BehaviorSubject<boolean>(false);
+
+  /**
+   * A boolean representing if orcid profile is linked
+   */
+  private isOrcidLinked$: BehaviorSubject<boolean> = new BehaviorSubject<boolean>(false);
+
+  /**
+   * A boolean representing if only admin can disconnect orcid profile
+   */
+  private onlyAdminCanDisconnectProfileFromOrcid$: BehaviorSubject<boolean> = new BehaviorSubject<boolean>(false);
+
+  /**
+   * A boolean representing if owner can disconnect orcid profile
+   */
+  private ownerCanDisconnectProfileFromOrcid$: BehaviorSubject<boolean> = new BehaviorSubject<boolean>(false);
+
+  /**
+   * An event emitted when orcid profile is unliked successfully
+   */
+  @Output() unlink: EventEmitter<void> = new EventEmitter<void>();
 
   constructor(
-    private configurationService: ConfigurationDataService,
     private researcherProfileService: ResearcherProfileService,
-    protected translateService: TranslateService,
+    private translateService: TranslateService,
     private notificationsService: NotificationsService,
-    private itemService: ItemDataService,
-    private route: ActivatedRoute,
     @Inject(NativeWindowService) private _window: NativeWindowRef,
-   ) {
+  ) {
   }
 
   ngOnInit() {
-    const scopes = this.getOrcidAuthorizations();
-    return this.configurationService.findByPropertyName('orcid.scope')
-      .pipe(getFirstSucceededRemoteDataPayload(),
-        map((configurationProperty) => configurationProperty.values),
-        map((allScopes) => allScopes.filter((scope) => !scopes.includes(scope))))
-      .subscribe((missingScopes) => this.missingAuthorizations$.next(missingScopes));
+    this.researcherProfileService.getOrcidAuthorizationScopes().subscribe((scopes: string[]) => {
+      this.orcidAuthorizationScopes.next(scopes);
+      this.initOrcidAuthSettings();
+    });
   }
 
-  getOrcidAuthorizations(): string[] {
-    return this.item.allMetadataValues('dspace.orcid.scope');
+  ngOnChanges(changes: SimpleChanges): void {
+    if (!changes.item.isFirstChange() && changes.item.currentValue !== changes.item.previousValue) {
+      this.initOrcidAuthSettings();
+    }
   }
 
-  isLinkedToOrcid(): boolean {
-    return this.researcherProfileService.isLinkedToOrcid(this.item);
+  /**
+   * Check if the list of exposed orcid authorization scopes for the orcid profile has values
+   */
+  hasOrcidAuthorizations(): Observable<boolean> {
+    return this.profileAuthorizationScopes.asObservable().pipe(
+      map((scopes: string[]) => scopes.length > 0)
+    );
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Return the list of exposed orcid authorization scopes for the orcid profile
+   */
+  getOrcidAuthorizations(): Observable<string[]> {
+    return this.profileAuthorizationScopes.asObservable();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Check if the list of exposed orcid authorization scopes for the orcid profile has values
+   */
+  hasMissingOrcidAuthorizations(): Observable<boolean> {
+    return this.missingAuthorizationScopes.asObservable().pipe(
+      map((scopes: string[]) => scopes.length > 0)
+    );
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Return the list of exposed orcid authorization scopes for the orcid profile
+   */
+  getMissingOrcidAuthorizations(): Observable<string[]> {
+    return this.profileAuthorizationScopes.asObservable();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Return a boolean representing if orcid profile is linked
+   */
+  isLinkedToOrcid(): Observable<boolean> {
+    return this.isOrcidLinked$.asObservable();
   }
 
   getOrcidNotLinkedMessage(): Observable<string> {
@@ -65,34 +132,85 @@ export class OrcidAuthComponent implements OnInit {
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Get label for a given orcid authorization scope
+   *
+   * @param scope
+   */
   getAuthorizationDescription(scope: string) {
     return 'person.page.orcid.scope.' + scope.substring(1).replace('/', '-');
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Return a boolean representing if only admin can disconnect orcid profile
+   */
   onlyAdminCanDisconnectProfileFromOrcid(): Observable<boolean> {
-    return this.researcherProfileService.onlyAdminCanDisconnectProfileFromOrcid();
+    return this.onlyAdminCanDisconnectProfileFromOrcid$.asObservable();
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Return a boolean representing if owner can disconnect orcid profile
+   */
   ownerCanDisconnectProfileFromOrcid(): Observable<boolean> {
-    return this.researcherProfileService.ownerCanDisconnectProfileFromOrcid();
+    return this.ownerCanDisconnectProfileFromOrcid$.asObservable();
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Link existing person profile with orcid
+   */
   linkOrcid(): void {
     this.researcherProfileService.getOrcidAuthorizeUrl(this.item).subscribe((authorizeUrl) => {
       this._window.nativeWindow.location.href = authorizeUrl;
     });
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Unlink existing person profile from orcid
+   */
   unlinkOrcid(): void {
-    this.unlinkProcessing = true;
-    this.researcherProfileService.unlinkOrcid(this.item).subscribe((remoteData) => {
-      this.unlinkProcessing = false;
+    this.unlinkProcessing.next(true);
+    this.researcherProfileService.unlinkOrcid(this.item).subscribe((remoteData: RemoteData<ResearcherProfile>) => {
+      this.unlinkProcessing.next(false);
       if (remoteData.isSuccess) {
         this.notificationsService.success(this.translateService.get('person.page.orcid.unlink.success'));
+        this.unlink.emit();
       } else {
         this.notificationsService.error(this.translateService.get('person.page.orcid.unlink.error'));
       }
     });
   }
 
+  /**
+   * initialize all Orcid authentication settings
+   * @private
+   */
+  private initOrcidAuthSettings(): void {
+
+    this.setOrcidAuthorizationsFromItem();
+
+    this.setMissingOrcidAuthorizations();
+
+    this.researcherProfileService.onlyAdminCanDisconnectProfileFromOrcid().subscribe((result) => {
+      this.onlyAdminCanDisconnectProfileFromOrcid$.next(result);
+    });
+
+    this.researcherProfileService.ownerCanDisconnectProfileFromOrcid().subscribe((result) => {
+      this.ownerCanDisconnectProfileFromOrcid$.next(result);
+    });
+
+    this.isOrcidLinked$.next(this.researcherProfileService.isLinkedToOrcid(this.item));
+  }
+
+  private setMissingOrcidAuthorizations(): void {
+    const profileScopes = this.researcherProfileService.getOrcidAuthorizationScopesByItem(this.item);
+    const orcidScopes = this.orcidAuthorizationScopes.value;
+    const missingScopes = orcidScopes.filter((scope) => !profileScopes.includes(scope));
+
+    this.missingAuthorizationScopes.next(missingScopes);
+  }
+
+  private setOrcidAuthorizationsFromItem(): void {
+    this.profileAuthorizationScopes.next(this.researcherProfileService.getOrcidAuthorizationScopesByItem(this.item));
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/orcid-page/orcid-page.component.html b/src/app/item-page/orcid-page/orcid-page.component.html
index 91c49596b6..1921db3e92 100644
--- a/src/app/item-page/orcid-page/orcid-page.component.html
+++ b/src/app/item-page/orcid-page/orcid-page.component.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<div *ngIf="item" class="container">
+<div *ngIf="(item | async)" class="container">
   <div class="button-row bottom mb-3">
     <div class="text-right">
       <a [routerLink]="getItemPage()" role="button" class="btn btn-outline-secondary" data-test="back-button">
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@
   </div>
 </div>
 
-<ds-orcid-auth *ngIf="item" [item]="item"></ds-orcid-auth>
-<ds-orcid-setting *ngIf="item && isLinkedToOrcid()" [item]="item"></ds-orcid-setting>
+<ds-orcid-auth *ngIf="(item | async)" [item]="(item | async)" (unlink)="updateItem()"></ds-orcid-auth>
+<ds-orcid-setting *ngIf="(item | async) && isLinkedToOrcid()" [item]="(item | async)"></ds-orcid-setting>
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/orcid-page/orcid-page.component.spec.ts b/src/app/item-page/orcid-page/orcid-page.component.spec.ts
index 1d61f18c3e..9210d56865 100644
--- a/src/app/item-page/orcid-page/orcid-page.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/item-page/orcid-page/orcid-page.component.spec.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 import { NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA } from '@angular/core';
 import { ActivatedRoute } from '@angular/router';
-import { ComponentFixture, TestBed, waitForAsync } from '@angular/core/testing';
+import { ComponentFixture, fakeAsync, TestBed, waitForAsync } from '@angular/core/testing';
 import { RouterTestingModule } from '@angular/router/testing';
 import { By } from '@angular/platform-browser';
 
 import { of as observableOf } from 'rxjs';
 import { TranslateLoader, TranslateModule } from '@ngx-translate/core';
+import { TestScheduler } from 'rxjs/testing';
+import { getTestScheduler } from 'jasmine-marbles';
 
 import { AuthService } from '../../core/auth/auth.service';
 import { ActivatedRouteStub } from '../../shared/testing/active-router.stub';
@@ -15,14 +17,16 @@ import { createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject, createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$ } f
 import { Item } from '../../core/shared/item.model';
 import { createPaginatedList } from '../../shared/testing/utils.test';
 import { TranslateLoaderMock } from '../../shared/mocks/translate-loader.mock';
+import { ItemDataService } from '../../core/data/item-data.service';
 
-fdescribe('OrcidPageComponent test suite', () => {
+describe('OrcidPageComponent test suite', () => {
   let comp: OrcidPageComponent;
   let fixture: ComponentFixture<OrcidPageComponent>;
-
+  let scheduler: TestScheduler;
   let authService: jasmine.SpyObj<AuthService>;
   let routeStub: jasmine.SpyObj<ActivatedRouteStub>;
   let routeData: any;
+  let itemDataService: jasmine.SpyObj<ItemDataService>;
   let researcherProfileService: jasmine.SpyObj<ResearcherProfileService>;
 
   const mockItem: Item = Object.assign(new Item(), {
@@ -70,6 +74,10 @@ fdescribe('OrcidPageComponent test suite', () => {
       isLinkedToOrcid: jasmine.createSpy('isLinkedToOrcid')
     });
 
+    itemDataService = jasmine.createSpyObj('ItemDataService', {
+      findById: jasmine.createSpy('findById')
+    });
+
     void TestBed.configureTestingModule({
       imports: [
         TranslateModule.forRoot({
@@ -85,6 +93,7 @@ fdescribe('OrcidPageComponent test suite', () => {
         { provide: ActivatedRoute, useValue: routeStub },
         { provide: ResearcherProfileService, useValue: researcherProfileService },
         { provide: AuthService, useValue: authService },
+        { provide: ItemDataService, useValue: itemDataService },
       ],
 
       schemas: [NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA]
@@ -92,6 +101,7 @@ fdescribe('OrcidPageComponent test suite', () => {
   }));
 
   beforeEach(waitForAsync(() => {
+    scheduler = getTestScheduler();
     fixture = TestBed.createComponent(OrcidPageComponent);
     comp = fixture.componentInstance;
     authService.isAuthenticated.and.returnValue(observableOf(true));
@@ -107,7 +117,15 @@ fdescribe('OrcidPageComponent test suite', () => {
   it('should call isLinkedToOrcid', () => {
     comp.isLinkedToOrcid();
 
-    expect(researcherProfileService.isLinkedToOrcid).toHaveBeenCalledWith(comp.item);
+    expect(researcherProfileService.isLinkedToOrcid).toHaveBeenCalledWith(comp.item.value);
   });
 
+  it('should update item', fakeAsync(() => {
+    itemDataService.findById.and.returnValue(createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$(mockItemLinkedToOrcid));
+    scheduler.schedule(() => comp.updateItem());
+    scheduler.flush();
+
+    expect(comp.item.value).toEqual(mockItemLinkedToOrcid);
+  }));
+
 });
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/orcid-page/orcid-page.component.ts b/src/app/item-page/orcid-page/orcid-page.component.ts
index 122c199f61..be4e0e7945 100644
--- a/src/app/item-page/orcid-page/orcid-page.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/item-page/orcid-page/orcid-page.component.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,17 @@
 import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
 import { ActivatedRoute, Router } from '@angular/router';
 
+import { BehaviorSubject } from 'rxjs';
 import { map } from 'rxjs/operators';
 
 import { ResearcherProfileService } from '../../core/profile/researcher-profile.service';
-import { getFirstSucceededRemoteDataPayload } from '../../core/shared/operators';
+import { getFirstCompletedRemoteData, getFirstSucceededRemoteDataPayload } from '../../core/shared/operators';
 import { RemoteData } from '../../core/data/remote-data';
 import { Item } from '../../core/shared/item.model';
 import { getItemPageRoute } from '../item-page-routing-paths';
 import { AuthService } from '../../core/auth/auth.service';
 import { redirectOn4xx } from '../../core/shared/authorized.operators';
+import { ItemDataService } from '../../core/data/item-data.service';
 
 /**
  * A component that represents the orcid settings page
@@ -24,10 +26,11 @@ export class OrcidPageComponent implements OnInit {
   /**
    * The item for which showing the orcid settings
    */
-  item: Item;
+  item: BehaviorSubject<Item> = new BehaviorSubject<Item>(null);
 
   constructor(
     private authService: AuthService,
+    private itemService: ItemDataService,
     private researcherProfileService: ResearcherProfileService,
     private route: ActivatedRoute,
     private router: Router
@@ -43,7 +46,7 @@ export class OrcidPageComponent implements OnInit {
       redirectOn4xx(this.router, this.authService),
       getFirstSucceededRemoteDataPayload()
     ).subscribe((item) => {
-      this.item = item;
+      this.item.next(item);
     });
   }
 
@@ -53,14 +56,27 @@ export class OrcidPageComponent implements OnInit {
    * @returns the check result
    */
   isLinkedToOrcid(): boolean {
-    return this.researcherProfileService.isLinkedToOrcid(this.item);
+    return this.researcherProfileService.isLinkedToOrcid(this.item.value);
   }
 
   /**
    * Get the route to an item's page
    */
   getItemPage(): string {
-    return getItemPageRoute(this.item);
+    return getItemPageRoute(this.item.value);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Retrieve the updated profile item
+   */
+  updateItem(): void {
+    this.itemService.findById(this.item.value.id, false).pipe(
+      getFirstCompletedRemoteData()
+    ).subscribe((itemRD: RemoteData<Item>) => {
+      if (itemRD.hasSucceeded) {
+        this.item.next(itemRD.payload);
+      }
+    });
   }
 
 }