Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kabir Sadeghi


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The result was delete. Sarah-Jane (talk) 08:11, 6 January 2016 (UTC)

Kabir Sadeghi

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While this article has been around a while, this subject appears to be not notable and little third party sources can be established. Most references are either primary sources or otherwise non-reliable. Pages that link here do not have reliable sources to establish what is claimed. From a review and I have established him to be an associate professor and simply creating an resume/cv online. Tiggerjay (talk) 00:56, 22 December 2015 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Delete. I do not see WP:N in English sources. The source for "Expert of Structures, Infrastructures, Marine and Offshore Structures Engineering" is his CV. I have followed some links to sources in other languages, but they are mostly short and do not show notability. KS has started a bienniel conference, but the significance of that conference is not clear. If it were a significant journal, then he'd fall under a WP:ACADEMIC prong. The highest academic rank I can find is associate professor (ICJE June 2011; 2015; Near East University, September 2015, https://neu.edu.tr/academic/faculties/faculty-of-engineering/academic-staff/assoc-prof-dr-kabir-sadeghi/), which is two rungs below WP:ACADEMIC's distinguished professor -- and that does not even consider the stature of the institutions (e.g., see Girne American University in List of maritime colleges stating, "not recognized by Ministry of Transport, Maritime and Communication of Republic of Turkey"). KS has published at least one book (1995, SIMULATION NUMERIQUE DU COMPORTEMENT DE POTEAUX EN BETON ARME SOUS CISAILLEMENT DEVIE ALTERNE [Numerical Simulation of Concrete Posts Behavior in Shear Alternative Derivation?])(article claims 2 books), but its impact is also not clear. Looking on WorldCat shows that the book is his doctoral thesis. One expects the average professor to have a few books and several journal articles; I don't get the sense that those articles have had significant impact in the field. My searches come up with few hits; a Google search peters out after a couple pages; better results may be had by searching for his non-Anglicized name. There are some substantial research claims in the article such as FEM models for analyzing reinforced concrete structures, but the article does not show the importance, acceptance, or adoption of those models. That brings us to the crux of an ordinary WP:N issue: where are the secondary sources that tell us the primary research is important. There's apparently a book about KS (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kabir-Sadeghi-Russell-Jesse/dp/5508095551), but it's published on demand with no Amazon reviews. Looking at Google Scholar, only 7 of his articles have been cited more than 5 times; the most was cited 16 times. His book/doctoral thesis is cited 7 times, but 6 of those are self-cites. The citations less than 5 are predominately self-cites. The most cited was by 15 journals and 1 book; I couldn't get a snippet view of the book (ISBN 978-81-322-2276-7). KS clearly has a field and has published research in that field, but I do not see notice in the ordinary press or significant academic rank. Glrx (talk) 02:29, 22 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Comment – prior history. It looks like this article has been challenged before. One of the recent edits to the article claimed the article had been around for 8 years, but the current article history indicates a 10 March 2012 creation date. Looking at User talk:Dr. kabir sadeghi shows an article named Dr. Kabir Sadeghi was nominated for speedy deletion in May 2009 under WP:A7 / notability; a conflict of interest was also raised; the article was subsequently userified. Glrx (talk) 05:41, 24 December 2015 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 02:01, 29 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Comment while researching this issue, beyond what I mentioned in my nom, I saw what appears to be multiple attempts to assert notability through extensive wikilinking most of which is not supported through reliable, third party sources. Many of the times, not even primary sources were available (although they were errantly referenced as such). I cleaned up many of the poor wikilinks and references. It appears that attempts have been made over the years to establish this BLP as notable, through actions, references, and links, which appear to establish notability. However they often fail. I think around half of the references I removed from other WP articles used either wikipedia directly, or mirrors as references, which of course, doesn't work. Tiggerjay (talk) 02:15, 29 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Also notified appropriate project page. Tiggerjay (talk) 02:19, 29 December 2015 (UTC)
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 * Delete Subject does not meet notability guidelines. Conflict of interest just makes it worse. A ir ♠  C ombat  What'sup, dog? 01:47, 3 January 2016 (UTC)


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