Deletion of Lorenzo Iorio

Comment: vanity article about nn scientist who fails . Any reputable scientist of his age would have a similar-looking track record but that doesn't make him notable
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:PROF)

Comment: The only plausible argument for notability that I have seen so far is based on citation count and h-index. I would want to see either some additional evidence of passing  (prestigious awards, journal editorships, etc) or a significantly more impressive citation count, in order to pass 
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:PROF||WP:PROF)

Comment: Let us analize the points of  having in mind all the caveats, etc. of that page
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:PROF)

Comment: this is a vanity page. Little evidence this person actually passes . It's suspicious when they list every little thing (like ''refereeing'' papers for journals, being ''demanded'' as a supervisor from foreign students, as these apply to pretty much any prof).--Special:Contributions/24.201.13.148|24.201.13.148
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:PROF)

Comment: Many of the prior arguments for keeping are weak, as they're based essentially on . Let me provide a more objective argument on the basis of citations. WoS shows 93 peer-reviewed papers, with citations 31, 30, 24, 23, ... for an h-index of 13. I know this can be considered a borderline number, but I will further point out that almost all his papers have a very small author list (lots are just single-authored by him), so it's a safe assumption that these represent ''his'' contributions, rather than just a "coattail notability". Second, the citation numbers do not decay very quickly, e.g. the 20th highest paper still has 9 citations and the 60th highest still has 1 citation. Consequently, his overall body of scientific work has had a demonstrable impact. For those who want to double-check, the WoS query I used was "Author=(Iorio L*) Refined by: Subject Areas=(ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS OR PHYSICS, MULTIDISCIPLINARY OR PHYSICS, NUCLEAR OR PHYSICS, PARTICLES & FIELDS OR PHYSICS, MATHEMATICAL) Timespan=All Years. Databases=SCI-EXPANDED, SSCI, A&HCI". Respectfully
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Arguments to avoid in deletion discussions (WP:OTHERSTUFF)

Comment: The determined effort to make this person look notable is absolutely baffling. However, the citation rates don't lie: his work has not had any major influence yet. Does not meet any of the criteria of . Article in urgent need of stubbifying, one of the worst I have seen in a long time
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:PROF)

Comment: With all due respect, you are arguing from a very week weak position. ''All'' modern scientists' contributions are widely available through the net &ndash; this is entirely irrelevant to a notability assessment. Have a look at  to see what criteria matter in this type of debate. The article is littered with red-links, so that is also not a good posture. In fact, this article is in dire need of clean-up and I would expect much, if not most of the material to be resected &ndash; right now it's basically a CV. Respectfully
Stance: comment
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:PROF)

Comment: Concerning , I noted that New Scientist has included Iorio's works twice in his articles: simply go to the search box of New Scientist page and put the word Iorio. Moreover, also Scientific American dedicted one article to a Iorio's work. The same for the German edition of GEO (magazine) and Welt der Physik (even if you do not speak German, simply put Iorio in the search box and you will find two articles dedicated to him). Moreover, also the Danish magazine Ingeniøren has dedicated an article to him. The same for the Italian newspaper La Repubblica. Another point: Iorio passes the  criterion 3 since he is member of the internationally recognized and prestigious INFN, of the Royal Astronomical Society and of the Italian Physical Society. Moreover, he has been a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Also  criterion 2 is met since he received a prestigious national prize from the Italian Physical Society (SIF). He also received a prize from the International Volta Center.  Regards
Stance: comment
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:PROF||WP:PROF||WP:PROF)

Comment: Article needs massive cleanup so it doesn't read like a CV/praise article, but his English CV (http://digilander.libero.it/lorri/curriculum1_inglese.htm) cites several third-party mentions, at least one of which has Mr. Iorio's research as the primary subject. To me that means he qualifies under 
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:BIO)

Comment: I note that some of the criticisms raised here have been dealt with: the red links have been removed. It has been noted that L. Iorio is member of the editorial board of The Open Astronomy Journal, its h number has been discussed. Moreover, it has also been included in an issue of Scientific American and some international newspapers and scientific magazines. His workds appear in several bibliographic databases of various academic institutions. He also received some awards. In my opinion, this is enough concerning , also because, all in all, such criteria are far from being objective and strictly quantitative. Anyway, they are certainly not met for several other physicists listed here. I also note that the tone of some contributors to such a discussion is not neutral and sounds to be a priori biased against him, as if they had decided since the beginning to delete this page because they have the power to do so, contrary to other users. Some of them seem to be scholars as well; maybe some form of (un)conscious envy is present in them. Also the good faith of those who want to keep this page is suspect to such people. Merry Christmas to all
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:PROF)

Comment: In my opinion, this article meet several  criteria. However, note that they are not completely objective, as stated in the  page itself. Anyway, a work by Dr. Iorio has been the subject of the Institute of Physics general magazine Physics World http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/news/30975. He also appear in seevral bibliographic databases of prestigious international insitutions like Aspera European Astroparticle network (ASPERA) maintained by CERN
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:PROF||WP:PROF)

Comment: despite the apparent sockpuppet infestation, there seems little actual basis for keeping this article. His citation record is insufficiently strong to make a convincing case for  #1, a news search turns up http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg19325874.800-loner-stakes-claim-to-gravity-prize.html one NewScientist story, not enough by itself for , and what else is there
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:PROF||WP:GNG)