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Concise author snapshot — Kei Yura (critical)

Available metadata show two distinct profiles named "Kei Yura": one identifiable, highly‑published computational/biological scientist in OpenAlex (works_count=229, cited_by_count=2849, h_index=29) and multiple high‑impact coauthored papers (example: a 2004 PLoS Biology integrative human gene annotation paper) — and a separate record provided by you with single paper, 0 citations, h‑index 0. The coexistence of these two name‑matches creates a high risk of misattribution; treat the low‑metric single‑paper record as a distinct, low‑visibility author unless ORCID/institutional disambiguation confirms identity.

Key evidence: OpenAlex aggregated author profile and a representative high‑impact paper by the well‑published Kei Yura PLoS Biology 2004 human gene annotation paper

Author Review — Kei Yura

Evidence reviewed

• OpenAlex aggregated author profile for an author id with ORCID (https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0197-5478) showing extensive publication record: works_count = 229, cited_by_count = 2849, h_index = 29 — several well‑cited papers in biology/computational biology (selected top work shown below) OpenAlex PLoS Biology 2004 work
• User-supplied author metadata: single paper titled "A Trial for the Development of Math-Science Educational Materials on the Internet" with paper count=1, citations=0, h-index=0 (provided by user). No DOI or institutional affiliation supplied for this record — this low-visibility record may be a distinct person or a non-research/educational output. (No external DOI available from user metadata.)

Critical analysis (strengths, weaknesses, blindspots)

1. Strong evidence of an established scientist with this name: The OpenAlex profile plus several medium/highly cited journal items (PLoS Biology, Nucleic Acids Research, JBC, Science coauthorships shown in OpenAlex snapshot) indicate a robust research identity for at least one individual named "Kei Yura" OpenAlex top-work evidence
2. Low-visibility record likely distinct: The user-supplied record (1 paper, 0 citations, h-index 0) lacks DOI/affiliation and appears to be either a different person with identical name or a non‑scholarly/educational contribution. This creates a high probability of mistaken attribution if one treats name-string matches as identity. No direct DOI found for the single paper in your metadata, reducing verifiability.
3. Name-disambiguation risk: Multiple OpenAlex matches for "Kei Yura" (several author ids with 0–229 works) show how bibliographic databases can split or conflate identities; ORCID presence (0000-0003-0197-5478) in the high-metrics OpenAlex entry is a strong disambiguator for that identity; absence of ORCID in the low-metric record keeps it ambiguous. Treat bibliometric claims conservatively and seek ORCID/institutional pages to disambiguate.
4. Potential biases and limits: OpenAlex aggregates and sometimes merges records; coauthorship on large consortium papers can increase citation counts that reflect team efforts rather than sole-author impact — measure contribution by position, corresponding author status, and subject-matter instead of raw counts alone. Also watch for publication type (book chapters, conference proceedings, educational reports) that inflate 'works_count' without equal scholarly impact.

Practical recommendations

• Confirm identity: check ORCID (if available), institutional webpage, or the full text of the user-supplied paper to establish whether the single low‑citation paper is the same person as the OpenAlex high-metric author.
• Verify DOIs and affiliations for the user-supplied paper; if none exist, classify it as an educational/technical report rather than a peer-reviewed research output.
• If you want disambiguation, I can run a detailed author‑disambiguation search (ORCID, Scopus, PubMed, institutional pages) and fetch the primary full-texts; click the Run AI Scientist button below to start that workflow.

Representative citation used

OpenAlex lists this PLoS Biology 2004 article among the top works for the ORCID-linked Kei Yura author profile, supporting the existence of a prolific researcher with that name: PLoS Biology 2004