HelioIndex - Frequently Asked Questions

I'm an SHP scientist, why aren't I listed?
Please check the criteria for inclusion in HelioIndex. If you believe you have been erroneously excluded, then please contact the author who can do a specific check on your data.

I'm listed in HelioIndex, but why are some of my publications missing?
Only publications associated with your ORCID iD, either at ADS or orcid.org, are listed. You will need to add the missing publications to your ORCID iD for them to be listed. See also the article Linking your publications to your ORCID iD using ADS.

What happens if a HelioIndex member leaves the field or dies?
They will remain in HelioIndex until the three year limit for their most recent paper is reached.

Why is my affiliation not correct?
Your affiliation is taken from your most recent refereed paper. If you have two or more affiliations, then the first one will be used. Please check your most recent paper to make sure the primary affiliation was correct. Most affiliation names are processed to put them into a standard format, and it is possible this processing has failed. Please contact Peter Young if this is the case.

What if I have two ORCID IDs?
This will give rise to two entries in HelioIndex, assuming the publications for both IDs meet the HelioIndex criteria. It is recommended that you deprecate one of the IDs on the ORCID website.

Why does the same author appear twice in HelioIndex?
Each entry in HelioIndex corresponds to a unique ORCID ID, so a duplicate entry means the author has two ORCID IDs.

An article has been erroneously assigned to me. How do I remove it?
Only articles attached to your ORCID ID are included in your publication list, so you must unclaim the article from your ORCID record. When HelioIndex is updated, the article should disappear.

Why are some institution names truncated?
Institution names are taken from the affiliations assigned to the author's most recent article. For many institutions, especially the common ones, the software attempts to convert the affiliation to a normalized institution name. For example, "NASA Goddard", "KU Leuven" or "NAOC". If the software fails to identify the institution, then the institution name is set to the entire affiliation string of the paper. In this case the institution name is usually truncated when displayed in HelioIndex.

Why is my PhD student missing from HelioIndex?
The HelioIndex publication criteria are intended to filter out PhD students as HelioIndex is for the professional workforce of SHP (i.e., postdocs and above).

I do not want my name listed in HelioIndex. Can I be removed?
Yes, please send an email to Peter Young (see contact details) and he will flag your ORCID iD so that you are no longer listed. At the next update your name will no longer appear in the table of authors.

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