Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Muhammad Sadiq Malkani

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Fails WP:PROF. This guy is mostly known for naming dubious species of dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals in predatory journals like SCIRP. Looking at his scholar citations shows extensive self-citation and very few citations from independent researchers for the vast majority of his paleontology research papers (with the notable exception of "Origin of Whales from Early Artiodactyls: Hands and Feet of Eocene Protocetidae from Pakistan" published in Science in 2001, but he is only 1 of 5 authors and is not the corresponding author). His research is in general widely ignored by paleontologists and has had little impact on the field. His geology-related citations look very run of the mill and not enough to pass PROF either. Also fails WP:GNG as no significant independent coverage. This story in the Pakistan Express Tribune [https://tribune.com.pk/story/361004/dera-bugti-operation-largest-mammal-fossils-may-have-been-bombed-into-oblivion] seems like passing coverage to me and not enough for notability. Hemiauchenia (talk) 16:02, 31 December 2024 (UTC)

• Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Academics and educators, Science and Pakistan. Hemiauchenia (talk) 16:02, 31 December 2024 (UTC)

• Delete per nomination. Ta-tea-two-te-to (talk) 16:08, 31 December 2024 (UTC)
• Delete no independent coverage. --Altenmann >talk 00:26, 1 January 2025 (UTC)
• Delete per nomination. The Morrison Man (talk) 12:23, 1 January 2025 (UTC)
• Delete, per nomination. -SlvrHwk (talk) 03:49, 2 January 2025 (UTC)
• Delete per WP:PROF. Further evidence of the Enshittification of academic research. Bearian (talk) 04:12, 4 January 2025 (UTC)
• Delete, per nomination. Behappyyar (talk) 15:03, 4 January 2025 (UTC)

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