Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bernhard Steffen (computer scientist)


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The result was   keep. (non-admin closure) DavidLeighEllis (talk) 00:06, 3 February 2014 (UTC)

Bernhard Steffen (computer scientist)

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Article written by a one-edit brand new editor,. Given the pattern, I wonder if the user is the subject of the article.

Does not meet the notability guidelines for professors/academics. ColonelHenry (talk) 05:04, 27 January 2014 (UTC)
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 * Keep His Google Scholar profile (linked under EL in the article) shows several articles cited hundreds of times each, a total of almost 9000 citations, and an h-index of 47. Easy pass of WP:PROF#1. --Randykitty (talk) 17:08, 27 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Comment As editor-in-chief of a major international journal (International Journal on Software Tools for Technology Transfer he also passes PROF#8. --Randykitty (talk) 17:14, 27 January 2014 (UTC)


 * Keep per the multiple passes of WP:PROF criteria demonstrated by Randykitty. In addition, although I'm not entirely sure how the German system works in this regard, his chair seems to be one step higher than a normal full professor position (it's a position he earned four years after becoming full professor but I can't tell whether that was a lateral move or step up) so may pass WP:PROF. —David Eppstein (talk) 17:26, 27 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Keep I created this entry, Barry Floyd (Professor of Information Systems and Management, Cal Poly - SLO). Bernhard Steffen meets the notability criteria for academics on points 5, 6 and 8. The 'orphan' issue is resolved through an update I made today on the page  (the previous version of the page pointed to a different Bernhard Steffen, a soccer player in the '60s). In the German system there are higher ranks than a normal full professor (called "weitere Rufe") though the academic title remains the same. Bernhard Steffen is generally considered 2 levels higher than a full professor.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bdfis (talk • contribs) 01:11, 28 January 2014 (UTC)
 * You should not feel obligated to reveal your identity here (see WP:PRIVACY) but thanks for clearing up the nominator's concern over a potential COI. And welcome to Wikipedia; I hope you continue finding worthy subjects such as this one to add to the encyclopedia. —David Eppstein (talk) 19:08, 30 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Keep. Stunning pass of WP:Prof plus #8 and probably #5. Xxanthippe (talk) 02:06, 28 January 2014 (UTC).
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