diff --git a/packages/react-components/src/templates/ContactInfoModal.tsx b/packages/react-components/src/templates/ContactInfoModal.tsx
index 32b60173c8..4e4d60a955 100644
--- a/packages/react-components/src/templates/ContactInfoModal.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-components/src/templates/ContactInfoModal.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 import { UserPatchRequest, UserResponse } from '@asap-hub/model';
-import {
-  urlExpression,
-  USER_SOCIAL_NOT_URL,
-  USER_SOCIAL_RESEARCHER_ID,
-} from '@asap-hub/validation';
+import { urlExpression, USER_SOCIAL_RESEARCHER_ID } from '@asap-hub/validation';
 import { css } from '@emotion/react';
 import { FunctionComponent, useState } from 'react';
 
@@ -23,7 +19,7 @@ import { mailToSupport } from '../mail';
 import { LabeledTextField } from '../molecules';
 import { EditUserModal } from '../organisms';
 import { rem } from '../pixels';
-import { noop } from '../utils';
+import { formatUserSocial, noop } from '../utils';
 
 const iconStyles = css({
   width: 24,
@@ -93,12 +89,14 @@ const ContactInfoModal: React.FC<ContactInfoModalProps> = ({
         onSave({
           contactEmail: newEmail || undefined,
           social: {
-            twitter: newTwitter || undefined,
+            twitter: formatUserSocial(newTwitter, 'twitter') || undefined,
             researcherId: newResearcherId || undefined,
-            researchGate: newResearchGate || undefined,
-            github: newGithub || undefined,
-            googleScholar: newGoogleScholar || undefined,
-            linkedIn: newLinkedIn || undefined,
+            researchGate:
+              formatUserSocial(newResearchGate, 'researchGate') || undefined,
+            github: formatUserSocial(newGithub, 'github') || undefined,
+            googleScholar:
+              formatUserSocial(newGoogleScholar, 'googleScholar') || undefined,
+            linkedIn: formatUserSocial(newLinkedIn, 'linkedIn') || undefined,
             website1: newWebsite1 || undefined,
             website2: newWebsite2 || undefined,
           },
@@ -188,68 +186,52 @@ const ContactInfoModal: React.FC<ContactInfoModalProps> = ({
           <LabeledTextField
             title="X"
             subtitle="(optional)"
-            description="Type your X (formerly Twitter) username."
-            pattern={USER_SOCIAL_NOT_URL.source}
-            getValidationMessage={() => 'Please enter a valid Twitter handle'}
+            description="Type your X (formerly Twitter) profile URL."
             onChange={setNewTwitter}
             value={newTwitter}
             enabled={!isSaving}
             labelIndicator={wrapIcon(XIcon)}
-            placeholder="Username"
+            placeholder="https://twitter.com/yourprofilename"
           />
           <LabeledTextField
             title="Github"
             subtitle="(optional)"
-            description="Type your Github username."
-            pattern={USER_SOCIAL_NOT_URL.source}
-            getValidationMessage={() => 'Please enter a valid Github username'}
+            description="Type your Github profile URL."
             onChange={setNewGithub}
             value={newGithub}
             enabled={!isSaving}
             labelIndicator={wrapIcon(GithubIcon, true)}
-            placeholder="Username"
+            placeholder="https://github.com/yourprofilename"
           />
           <LabeledTextField
             title="LinkedIn"
             subtitle="(optional)"
-            description="Type your LinkedIn username."
-            pattern={USER_SOCIAL_NOT_URL.source}
-            getValidationMessage={() =>
-              'Please enter a valid LinkedIn username'
-            }
+            description="Type your LinkedIn profile URL."
             onChange={setNewLinkedIn}
             value={newLinkedIn}
             enabled={!isSaving}
             labelIndicator={wrapIcon(LinkedInIcon, true)}
-            placeholder="Username"
+            placeholder="https://www.linkedin.com/in/yourprofilename"
           />
           <LabeledTextField
             title="Research Gate"
             subtitle="(optional)"
-            description="Type your Research Gate Profile ID."
-            pattern={USER_SOCIAL_NOT_URL.source}
-            getValidationMessage={() =>
-              'Please enter a valid Research Gate Profile ID'
-            }
+            description="Type your Research Gate profile URL."
             onChange={setNewResearchGate}
             value={newResearchGate}
             enabled={!isSaving}
             labelIndicator={wrapIcon(ResearchGateIcon, true)}
-            placeholder="Profile ID"
+            placeholder="https://www.researchgate.net/profile/profileID"
           />
           <LabeledTextField
             title="Google Scholar"
             subtitle="(optional)"
-            description="Type your Google Scholar Profile ID."
-            pattern={USER_SOCIAL_NOT_URL.source}
-            getValidationMessage={() =>
-              'Please enter a valid Google Scholar Profile ID'
-            }
+            description="Type your Google Scholar profile URL."
             onChange={setNewGoogleScholar}
             value={newGoogleScholar}
             enabled={!isSaving}
             labelIndicator={wrapIcon(GoogleScholarIcon, true)}
-            placeholder="Profile ID"
+            placeholder="https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=profileID"
           />
         </div>
       )}
diff --git a/packages/react-components/src/templates/__tests__/ContactInfoModal.test.tsx b/packages/react-components/src/templates/__tests__/ContactInfoModal.test.tsx
index 1627292442..0f3cd8b3fe 100644
--- a/packages/react-components/src/templates/__tests__/ContactInfoModal.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-components/src/templates/__tests__/ContactInfoModal.test.tsx
@@ -159,15 +159,10 @@ it.each`
 });
 
 it.each`
-  label               | value        | message
-  ${'Website 1'}      | ${'not url'} | ${'valid URL'}
-  ${'Website 2'}      | ${'not url'} | ${'valid URL'}
-  ${'Researcher ID'}  | ${'http://'} | ${'valid Researcher ID'}
-  ${'X'}              | ${'http://'} | ${'valid Twitter handle'}
-  ${'Github'}         | ${'http://'} | ${'valid Github username'}
-  ${'LinkedIn'}       | ${'http://'} | ${'valid LinkedIn username'}
-  ${'Research Gate'}  | ${'http://'} | ${'valid Research Gate Profile ID'}
-  ${'Google Scholar'} | ${'http://'} | ${'valid Google Scholar Profile ID'}
+  label              | value        | message
+  ${'Website 1'}     | ${'not url'} | ${'valid URL'}
+  ${'Website 2'}     | ${'not url'} | ${'valid URL'}
+  ${'Researcher ID'} | ${'http://'} | ${'valid Researcher ID'}
 `(
   'shows validation message "$message" for $label input',
   async ({ label, value, message }) => {
diff --git a/packages/react-components/src/utils/__tests__/user.test.ts b/packages/react-components/src/utils/__tests__/user.test.ts
index d4e9d0da84..4102a0871d 100644
--- a/packages/react-components/src/utils/__tests__/user.test.ts
+++ b/packages/react-components/src/utils/__tests__/user.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { formatUserLocation } from '../user';
+import { formatUserLocation, formatUserSocial } from '../user';
 
 describe('formatUserLocation', () => {
   it.each`
@@ -18,3 +18,17 @@ describe('formatUserLocation', () => {
     },
   );
 });
+
+describe('formatUserSocial', () => {
+  it.each`
+    social                            | type               | result
+    ${'https://twitter.com/username'} | ${'twitter'}       | ${'username'}
+    ${'https://github.com/username'}  | ${'linkedIn'}      | ${'https://github.com/username'}
+    ${''}                             | ${'googleScholar'} | ${''}
+  `(
+    'generates the correct result for "$type" type',
+    ({ social, type, result }) => {
+      expect(formatUserSocial(social, type)).toEqual(result);
+    },
+  );
+});
diff --git a/packages/react-components/src/utils/user.ts b/packages/react-components/src/utils/user.ts
index 107c7d3a7b..5afc1b1e32 100644
--- a/packages/react-components/src/utils/user.ts
+++ b/packages/react-components/src/utils/user.ts
@@ -19,3 +19,16 @@ export const formatUserLocation = (
 
   return formattedLocation;
 };
+
+const baseUrls = {
+  twitter: 'https://twitter.com/',
+  linkedIn: 'https://www.linkedin.com/in/',
+  github: 'https://github.com/',
+  googleScholar: 'https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=',
+  researchGate: 'https://www.researchgate.net/profile/',
+};
+
+export type UserSocialType = keyof typeof baseUrls;
+
+export const formatUserSocial = (social: string, type: UserSocialType) =>
+  social.startsWith(baseUrls[type]) ? social.split(baseUrls[type])[1] : social;