Deletion of Samuel Kohan

Comment: He does not meet  (for lack of significant impact on a field as demonstrated by sources) or  (for lack of significant coverage in reliable sources). Google News Archive found literally nothing; the article provides a single, one-sentence quote from him in the Columbus Business Journal. (The article made it appear to be two references, but they are one and the same, and I consolidated them.)  He also does not meet ; he has written a single book which was self-published last month.http://www.amazon.com/Medical-Practice-Management-Guidebook-Volume/dp/1478340339/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1344707990&sr=8-2&keywords=samuel+kohan The article (and the internet itself) is almost completely lacking in biographical detail, but I gather that he is not a physician (although the article leaves one with the impression that he is a cardiologist); he is a medical practice administrator http://www.practiceadministrators.com/SamuelKohan.php with a consulting practice
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Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:ACADEMIC||WP:BIO||WP:AUTHOR)

Comment: How many get quoted? Any who happen to be around when a reporter is looking for a quote? Or whichever one gets sent to do the interview when an editor makes a call to a hospital or the consulting firm and asks to talk to someone for a point of view in an upcoming article? It could very well be that the consultant in question is a noted expert, or it could be that he is just one of many who happen to know a bit about the industry -- consulting firms employ both. Also (but this is not really pertinent to this article specifically), don't overestimate consultants -- they can be industry experts, but also people who are just learning (consulting firms have pyramids as well; not every consultant is an actual expert, he can also be a junior). In any case, my point was that it is not immediately obvious to me that this consultant is particularly notable within his industry. And no, I don't agree that writing a book or being interviewed confers notability.  sets a standard of having made a significant contribution to ones field -- I cannot tell whether or not he has. Perhaps he has, perhaps his book is considered a standard text in the field... or maybe not. I just don't know. As for being interviewed, sure, he was interviewed as a consultant in the field. But there are lots. Was he interviewed because he is an enormous expert in his field, or is he just the guy the interviewer happened to get in touch with? I don't know. Again, if someone with a better view of the field says he is notable, then that is perfectly fine with me. But right now I just cannot tell that he is
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Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:ACADEMIC)

Comment: for lack of evidence of passing .  also looks out of reach
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Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:GNG||WP:PROF)

Comment: The article meets the conditions of . I see it as a general bio that needs more citations for clarification and verification. I don't see it falling under . However, "Many scientists, researchers, philosophers and other scholars (collectively referred to as "academics" for convenience) are notably influential in the world of ideas without their biographies being the subject of secondary sources".id. The subject of the article may not be in the Web of Science but that does not mean he is not notable in the world of ideas, and I am not sure if the reference to him in the news article was "trivial". Being an enormous expert can be helpful in notability, but not being enormous does not take away notability. As a doctoral journalism student I have a special interest in the Affordable Care Act and Kohan's prediction of its affects on cardiologists in the United States, as reported, makes him noteworthy
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Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:BIO||WP:ACADEMIC)

Comment: The bizjournals reference is just an in-passing mention, with no useful info on Kohan. I searched the Web of Science for publications, using 1975 as the cutoff date (that still leaves in several articles that are from different persons names "kohan S"). Despite the probable overestimation, I find 33 papers that are cited a grand total of 353 times, none more than 50, with an h-index of 10. Does not meet , nor do I see how this satisfies  or 
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Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:PROF||WP:BIO||WP:GNG)

Comment: Regarding meeting the conditions of : Samuel Kohan is not the subject of the cited references and google at least does not provide immediately obvious references of which he ''is'' the subject. To the best of my knowledge he has not won any awards or honors, although (again) someone else may know better here. And it is, so far, not clear that he has made any historically enduring contribution to his field (once again, someone else might be able to provide better insight). In what way do you feel he meets the criteria set in ?Regarding being notable despite not being on WoS and so on: you are correct, he may very well in point of actual fact be notable in his field. Not being well-known is not a criterion (lord knows for example Joachim Martin Falbe is not) nor is being mentioned on WoS. But for the purposes of Wikipedia, that notability must be evident from ''something''. An argument of notability based on the fact that |you just know he is notable is not sufficient. Think of it this way (as a journalism doctoral student): if someone you had never seen stopped you in the middle of the street and told you that Mitt Romney is ineligible for the POTUS|presidency because, having been born on Mars, he is not a natural-born citizen, would you run with that story or would you want to have some strong supporting sources first? The same idea applies here. However, there may be a simple way to solve this: you are a journalism doctoral student with an interest in the subject -- you sound exactly like the kind of person with the wherewithal and the knowledge of the field required to come up with better sources regarding Samuel Kohan
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Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:BIO||WP:BIO||WP:IKNOWIT)