Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Albrecht Fuess

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The result was keep. – Joe (talk) 11:50, 2 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Albrecht Fuess

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Was deprodded with the rationale that he may pass NSCHOLAR, #5, but I'm not seeing it. Very low citation count and h-index, none of his positions appear to pass WP:NSCHOLAR. Doesn't meet WP:GNG. Onel5969 ^{TT me} 03:08, 26 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete, I don't see how this passed NSCHOLAR#5. The citation count is low. I don't see a GNG pass either.--Eostrix (^{🦉 hoot} _hoot🦉) 06:18, 26 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Comment. WP:NACADEMIC #5: "The person has held a named chair appointment or distinguished professor appointment at a major institution of higher education and research, or an equivalent position in countries where named chairs are uncommon." Like Germany, for instance! The article says he is the professor of Islamic studies at the University of Marburg, not a professor of Islamic studies. Which suggests he holds an established chair rather than a personal chair, which does pass WP:NACADEMIC #5. Although this does need confirmation by someone familiar with the German academic system. We mustn't assume everything works as it does in the USA; in most of the world, chairs, even prestigious ones, are rarely named. -- Necrothesp (talk) 13:58, 26 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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~~Delete~~ does not pass WP:NSCHOLAR#1 or #5, here there is no indication of a named chair at all: "Seit 2010 lehrt er als Professor für Islamwissenschaft an der Universität Marburg." on his own Universities page. In Germany this is simply how research groups are referred to as a Lehrstuhl is established and then people are recruited to it, but there is no indication that this is a special chair / Lehrstuhl. --hroest 19:41, 26 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
- weak keep passes WP:NAUTHOR based on multiple independent reviews found by David Eppstein. --hroest 15:42, 1 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Comment. User:Mamlukist Citation link should be changed to this https://scholar.google.de/citations?hl=de&user=zGv7MlQAAAAJ which shows high citations. Mamlukist (talk) 21:19, 26 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
- Mamlukist, those are actually pretty anemic citation counts, not a single one over 60. Onel5969 ^{TT me} 21:39, 26 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Weak keep. I found and added to the article four reviews of one of his authored books, and four reviews of three edited volumes. I think that's enough for a weak case for WP:AUTHOR. I don't think citation counts are very meaningful for book-based disciplines in the humanities. —David Eppstein (talk) 22:54, 26 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Mindful of the contribution of David Eppstein, I still think (and, believe me, I'm in favour of highlighting anyone who represents the under-represented Arab world) Fuess doesn't make it over the GNG bar. Best Alexandermcnabb (talk) 05:06, 27 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per David Eppstein. Also I don't expect citation counts to be high in his subject area. Dr. Universe (talk) 03:49, 29 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Keep -- He is a professor, which in Europe does not mean a mere university lecturer. 2 academic books and 4 edited collections may be on the margins of notability, but also points towards keeping. Peterkingiron (talk) 13:34, 30 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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