Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mário Coutinho


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The result was   delete. Courcelles 05:27, 14 November 2010 (UTC)

Mário Coutinho

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Doctor, associate professor. Fails the WP:GNG and WP:V. Only potential claim to notability is fellowship in the European Society of Cardiology. I can't confirm this, as he is not listed anywhere on the ESC website, which includes lists of recent fellows, which are numerous, so I question how selective an "honor" this is anyway. (They have to pay 400 euro a year to retain this fellow status) Gigs (talk) 23:52, 6 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Academics and educators-related deletion discussions.  —Phil Bridger (talk) 18:55, 7 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Comment. I agree that fellowship of the European Society of Cardiology may not be selective enough to grant automatic notability, with over 800 fellows being elected in the last three years, but the fact that fellows pay a subscription is irrelevant, as most academic societies, however selective, charge fees depending on the level of membership. Phil Bridger (talk) 19:01, 7 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Weak Delete. With GS h index = 8 notability marginal. Xxanthippe (talk) 21:38, 7 November 2010 (UTC).
 * Comment. Searching without the diacritic mark finds more publications, including an article with 891 citations of which the subject was one of four authors. Phil Bridger (talk) 21:52, 7 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks, takes h from 4 up to 8. Gets into marginal range, Xxanthippe (talk) 22:55, 7 November 2010 (UTC).


 * Weak Delete a la Xxan's work and the relatively low academic rank. I agree that the subscription fee is irrelevant; I believe the United States National Academy of Sciences charges a subscription fee as well. Ray  Talk 22:47, 8 November 2010 (UTC)
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