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Rome was not built in a day. SuperGirl10:50, 7 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Do we really need his Erdos number and scientific genealogy? This page should be about what makes him notable, not trivia about him. Also I propose deleting the "notable students" - they don't look very notable to me. Rocksong02:28, 27 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Abbott is mentioned in detail in Taman Shud Case, but there's enough material for a separate biography article on him as well. The following appear to be about the topic, but Derek Abbott is a common name and some of the sources below may include other Derek Abbotts:
"Wreath for remembrance". Canberra Times. August 30, 2011. p. A12. A Scientist, Derek Abbott, has published a satirical dictionary to be updated via crowd sourcing. The Adelaide-based Abbott's tome features wry definitions for everyday concepts. He considers his creation an updated version of Ambrose Bierce's book The Devil's Dictionary and published it to mark the 100th anniversary of Bierce's work. Like The Devil's Dictionary, Abbott's book is an attempt at humorous and pointed descriptions of everyday terms and concepts. Unlike it, however, the dictionary draws from a variety of sources and will be updated regularly based on reader contributions. Definitions include "Creativity: n. "knowing how to hide your sources" (attributed to Albert Einstein), and Lloyd Irving's definition of morals: "excuses for not behaving badly"{{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); |section= ignored (help);
The wiki rules mention the lower limit of 10 citations for notability. Many Nobel Prize winners had less than 5000 citations and much less h-index when they died. Abbott is highly notable and this fact is highly visible; with 5000 citations and 35 h-index he could be full professors at any university an he is among the current leaders of scientific and technological research. Rubmum (talk) 03:24, 5 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I am not aware of any reliable sources that describe him as "among the current leaders of scientific and technological research". He certainly seems to pass the threshold of notability, but my impression is that the large number of citations may be due in part to a penchant for quirky or "sexy" topics that generate a lot of buzz, rather than a leadership role. I am not aware of any reliable sources that comment on this aspect of his work either. It would be helpful to find an independent, reliable source that assesses the overall nature and impact of his work.~ Ningauble (talk) 13:16, 6 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]
His google scholar publication list indicates high notability for many things; somebody could list them; the papers are there with citation numbers that can also be mentioned. However, even his IEEE Fellow status alone is enough to claim notability on wikipedia; see the relevant wikipedia page [1] :
Criteria:
Academics/professors meeting any one of the following conditions, as substantiated through reliable sources, are notable...