Interface: Author

Defined in: src/types/models/author.ts:238

Author profile.

Remarks

Represents an author's public profile information, fetched from their PDS or aggregated from multiple records.

Properties

affiliations?

readonly optional affiliations: readonly Affiliation[]

Defined in: src/types/models/author.ts:286

Current institutional affiliations with optional ROR IDs.

Example

[{ name: "Stanford University", rorId: "https://ror.org/00f54p054" }]

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arxivAuthorId?

readonly optional arxivAuthorId: string

Defined in: src/types/models/author.ts:363

arXiv author identifier.

Remarks

arXiv author ID for matching arXiv submissions.

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avatarBlobRef?

readonly optional avatarBlobRef: BlobRef

Defined in: src/types/models/author.ts:269

Avatar image blob reference.

Remarks

This is a BlobRef (metadata), not image data. Fetch via IRepository.getBlob() for display.

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bio?

readonly optional bio: string

Defined in: src/types/models/author.ts:260

Biography (Markdown).

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dblpId?

readonly optional dblpId: string

Defined in: src/types/models/author.ts:383

DBLP author identifier.

Remarks

DBLP author key (e.g., "homepages/s/JohnSmith").

See

DBLP

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did

readonly did: DID

Defined in: src/types/models/author.ts:242

Author's DID.

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displayName?

readonly optional displayName: string

Defined in: src/types/models/author.ts:255

Display name.

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fields?

readonly optional fields: readonly string[]

Defined in: src/types/models/author.ts:294

Research fields (field node IDs).

Remarks

Links to knowledge graph field nodes.

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googleScholarId?

readonly optional googleScholarId: string

Defined in: src/types/models/author.ts:355

Google Scholar profile ID.

Remarks

Google Scholar user identifier from profile URL.

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handle?

readonly optional handle: string

Defined in: src/types/models/author.ts:250

Author's handle (e.g., "alice.bsky.social").

Remarks

Optional because not all DIDs have handles.

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nameVariants?

readonly optional nameVariants: readonly string[]

Defined in: src/types/models/author.ts:305

Alternative name forms for paper matching.

Remarks

Includes maiden names, transliterations, initials (e.g., "J. Smith"), and other forms the author may have published under.

Example

["Jane A. Smith", "J. A. Smith", "Jane Doe"]

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openAlexId?

readonly optional openAlexId: string

Defined in: src/types/models/author.ts:347

OpenAlex author ID.

Remarks

OpenAlex unique identifier (e.g., "A5023888391").

See

OpenAlex

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openReviewId?

readonly optional openReviewId: string

Defined in: src/types/models/author.ts:373

OpenReview profile ID.

Remarks

OpenReview author profile identifier.

See

OpenReview

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orcid?

readonly optional orcid: string

Defined in: src/types/models/author.ts:279

ORCID identifier.

Remarks

Format: "0000-0002-1825-0097" (without "https://orcid.org/" prefix)

See

ORCID

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previousAffiliations?

readonly optional previousAffiliations: readonly Affiliation[]

Defined in: src/types/models/author.ts:316

Past institutional affiliations.

Remarks

Previous affiliations that may appear on older papers. Helps match papers published before current affiliation.

Example

[{ name: "MIT", rorId: "https://ror.org/042nb2s44" }]

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researchKeywords?

readonly optional researchKeywords: readonly ResearchKeyword[]

Defined in: src/types/models/author.ts:327

Research topics and keywords with optional authority IDs.

Remarks

User-provided keywords describing research areas. Used for content matching in paper suggestions.

Example

[{ label: "machine learning", fastId: "1715496" }]

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scopusAuthorId?

readonly optional scopusAuthorId: string

Defined in: src/types/models/author.ts:391

Scopus author ID.

Remarks

Elsevier Scopus author identifier.

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semanticScholarId?

readonly optional semanticScholarId: string

Defined in: src/types/models/author.ts:337

Semantic Scholar author ID.

Remarks

Links to author's Semantic Scholar profile for paper matching.

See

Semantic Scholar