diff --git a/app/services/domains/scholar/profile_rows.py b/app/services/domains/scholar/profile_rows.py
index 4ae3bc4..6a63274 100644
--- a/app/services/domains/scholar/profile_rows.py
+++ b/app/services/domains/scholar/profile_rows.py
@@ -106,15 +106,13 @@ def parse_cluster_id_from_href(href: str | None) -> str | None:
     if citation_for_view:
         token = citation_for_view[0].strip()
         if token:
-            if ":" in token:
-                return token.rsplit(":", 1)[-1] or None
-            return token
+            return f"cfv:{token}"
 
     cluster = query.get("cluster")
     if cluster:
         token = cluster[0].strip()
         if token:
-            return token
+            return f"cluster:{token}"
     return None
 
 
@@ -133,10 +131,10 @@ def parse_citation_count(parts: list[str]) -> int | None:
     text = normalize_space(" ".join(parts))
     if not text:
         return 0
-    match = re.search(r"\d+", text)
-    if not match:
+    digits = re.sub(r"\D+", "", text)
+    if not digits:
         return None
-    return int(match.group(0))
+    return int(digits)
 
 
 def _parse_publication_row(row_html: str) -> tuple[PublicationCandidate | None, list[str]]:
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_scholar_parser.py b/tests/unit/test_scholar_parser.py
index f684f7b..7c70dd3 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_scholar_parser.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_scholar_parser.py
@@ -97,10 +97,44 @@ def test_parse_profile_page_handles_missing_optional_metadata() -> None:
     assert parsed.state_reason == "publications_extracted"
     assert len(parsed.publications) == 1
     publication = parsed.publications[0]
+    assert publication.cluster_id == "cfv:abc:def123"
     assert publication.year is None
     assert publication.venue_text is None
 
 
+def test_parse_profile_page_parses_comma_formatted_citation_counts() -> None:
+    html = """
+    <html>
+      <div id="gsc_prf_in">Citation Formatting Test</div>
+      <span id="gsc_a_nn">Articles 1-1</span>
+      <table>
+        <tbody id="gsc_a_b">
+          <tr class="gsc_a_tr">
+            <td class="gsc_a_t">
+              <a class="gsc_a_at" href="/citations?view_op=view_citation&citation_for_view=abc:def123">Paper</a>
+            </td>
+            <td class="gsc_a_c"><a class="gsc_a_ac">Cited by 1,234</a></td>
+            <td class="gsc_a_y"><span class="gsc_a_h">2024</span></td>
+          </tr>
+        </tbody>
+      </table>
+    </html>
+    """
+    fetch_result = FetchResult(
+        requested_url="https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=abcDEF123456",
+        status_code=200,
+        final_url="https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=abcDEF123456",
+        body=html,
+        error=None,
+    )
+
+    parsed = parse_profile_page(fetch_result)
+
+    assert parsed.state == ParseState.OK
+    assert len(parsed.publications) == 1
+    assert parsed.publications[0].citation_count == 1234
+
+
 def test_parse_profile_page_ignores_direct_pdf_link_markup() -> None:
     html = """
     <html>
