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The result was keep. Noting also that the nominator has withdrawn their nomination. Malcolmxl5 (talk) 12:40, 15 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Yutaka Tokiwa (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View log · Stats)

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1. BLP with only primaries fails WP:GNG. 2. claim of notability is h-index of 51, but that fails as unreliable per WP:NACADEMIC . I have concerns about excessive creation of non notable articles by the creator, and other accounts voiced at WP:COIN (COI denied) Widefox; talk 14:19, 5 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

• Withdrawn My assumption that we build all on secondaries / GNG was incorrect per DGG (other AfD) and David Eppstein, thanks for that. Widefox; talk 14:39, 14 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Comment I believe this stub which I created certainly needs expanding, and I will endeavor to add to this article at my earliest convenience, however I regard the academic in question to be notable given his extensive contributions in this field of academic study. Admittedly some sources are in Japanese, but his published work is internationally noteworthy, as evidenced by the extent to which he has been cited in this field (18 papers cited more than 100 times each and an h-index of 52 according to Google Scholar) Uhooep (talk) 17:26, 5 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

That neither addresses the nomination of h-index not being used for notability, nor the fact that your earliest convenience likely isn't relevant as you're indef blocked. Widefox; talk 00:23, 6 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Academics and educators-related deletion discussions. MT Train^Discuss 05:58, 13 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Japan-related deletion discussions. MT Train^Discuss 05:58, 13 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep. Whether the nominator likes it or not, heavily cited works are how we measure notability according to WP:PROF#C1, and this is a clear pass. The article could use expansion from its current stub state, but that seems possible. —David Eppstein (talk) 07:38, 13 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep, the researched published by this person isn't just heavily cited but is published over the span of multiple years so this person has stayed notable for years and stubs can always be expanded as Wikipedia isn't written in a day. --Donald Trung (Talk) (Articles) Respect mobile users. 09:12, 13 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep. h-index > 50 and citations > 8K conclusively passes PROF. Agricola44 (talk) 15:49, 13 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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