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Version: 10.5.2

Persons

Persons include researchers, scientists, and other individuals involved in research activities. Information about persons are collected from various sources including ORCID, institutional databases, and publication metadata.

The Person object​

id​

Type: String • Cardinality: ONE

The OpenAIRE id for the person, created according to the OpenAIRE entity identifier and PID mapping policy.

"id": "orcid_______::ebbe30d5171e6e53545e7acb391bc9a2"

originalId​

Type: String • Cardinality: MANY

The list of original identifiers for the person from various sources.

"originalId": ["0000-0002-3639-3956"]

givenName​

Type: String • Cardinality: ONE

The given name (first name) of the person.

"givenName": "Wesley"

familyName​

Type: String • Cardinality: ONE

The family name (last name) of the person.

"familyName": "Brewer"

alternativeNames​

Type: String • Cardinality: MANY

Alternative names that identify the person, including name variations and aliases.

"alternativeNames": [
    "W. Brewer",
    "Wesley H. Brewer",
    "Wes Brewer"
]

biography​

Type: String • Cardinality: ONE

A biographical description of the person.

"biography": "Wesley Brewer is a computational scientist specializing in high-performance computing and data analytics. His research focuses on parallel computing frameworks and distributed systems for scientific applications."

subject​

Type: String • Cardinality: MANY

Research subjects or areas of expertise associated with the person.

"subject": [
    "Computer Science",
    "High-Performance Computing",
    "Data Analytics",
    "Distributed Systems"
]

indicator​

Type: Object • Cardinality: ONE

Indicators and metrics associated with the person's research output.

"indicator": {
    "hIndex": 15,
    "citationCount": 342,
    "publicationCount": 28
}

context​

Type: Object • Cardinality: ONE

Contextual information about the person's research environment and affiliations.

"context": {
    "affiliation": "Argonne National Laboratory",
    "department": "Mathematics and Computer Science Division",
    "country": "United States"
}

Type: Boolean • Cardinality: ONE

Indicates whether the person has given consent for data processing and publication.

"consent": true

coAuthors​

Type: String • Cardinality: MANY

List of co-authors the person has collaborated with in publications.

"coAuthors": [
    "Fox, Geoffrey",
    "Suter, Frédéric",
    "Anuj Kapadia",
    "Shaun De witt",
    "Kirkpatrick, Christine",
    ...
]