Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jens Beckmann

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Full professor with a Scopus [https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=7101802086 | h-factor] of 33. He has an honorary degree from Novosibrisk which might contribute to WP:NPROF#C3 (although it is unsourced) I am not certain. Citations look a bit weak for C1. I tagged it for unclear notability more than a month ago, nothing has changed. I feel it is time for more opinions about notability as I am on the fence with this one. Ldm1954 (talk) 19:03, 5 February 2025 (UTC)

• Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Academics and educators and Science. Ldm1954 (talk) 19:03, 5 February 2025 (UTC)
• Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Authors, Germany, and Australia. WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 20:02, 5 February 2025 (UTC)

:I think, we should keep the article. I will try to find a source for the honorary degree from Novosibirsk - he told me in person, that he got one, but I don't have a source.

:Also he is the first person, who found a stable nitrene and published an article about that, which is a huge deal in this field. ScienceBecky (talk) 09:06, 6 February 2025 (UTC)

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Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 23:27, 12 February 2025 (UTC)

• Keep: The article is lacking in references in a few places, but the discovery of a stable nitrene is discussed in multiple sources that give Beckmann more than a passing mention as part of the work. It's tough but I lean towards passing WP:GNG if considering the Chemistry World and C&EN articles on top of the Novosibirsk doctorate (if true). Reconrabbit 14:40, 14 February 2025 (UTC)
• I have advertised this AfD at Wikiproject Chemistry in the hope of getting an expert opinion. Espresso Addict (talk) 04:15, 17 February 2025 (UTC)
• Comment. Honorary degrees can potentially count toward C1, they aren't guaranteed to be contributory, especially when they're not from world-renowned institutions. They definitely don't count toward GNG. The write-ups about his nitrene work are fairly standard, though they're not insignificant. I don't see a GNG pass here, but I might check his Scopus metrics to see if they line up with notability in this field. JoelleJay (talk) 06:16, 17 February 2025 (UTC)
• Keep. I am probably the only other chemist here commenting on this professor of chemistry. His record is notable: "270 peer-reviewed publications, 9 book chapters and 16 patent applications."? The article is peacocky, but we can address that issue.--Smokefoot (talk) 13:07, 17 February 2025 (UTC)
• :@Smokefoot, I think we have to be careful here. Based upon his [https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=7101802086 Scopus] profile his highest cited paper [https://doi.org/10.1016/S0010-8545(01)00319-8 here] has 108 citations, plus his citations have taken a slight downturn since 2020. The journals look decent (CCR, JACS, Angewandte). However, at least in solid-state physics or materials science these numbers are not impressive. They are also low compared to chemists I have collaborated with. If his honorary degree is major, as I said in my nomination, I am OK with him squeezing past the notability bar, but it remains unconfirmed. Ldm1954 (talk) 14:36, 17 February 2025 (UTC)
• Weak keep: A bit on the fence right now, leaning towards keep for now per Reconrabbit.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Sophisticatedevening (talk • contribs) 21:28, 17 February 2025 (UTC)
• Keep - As the author of 280 peer-reviewed publications [https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8548-1821 according to ORCID], these publications are WP:RELIABLE. Because peer-reviewed journals have highly rigorous review processes, they are preferred reliable sources. Therefore, he meets WP:N and WP:SIGCOV. Z. Patterson (talk) 03:11, 20 February 2025 (UTC)

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