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FOR RESEARCH ADMINISTRATORS

Trace the connections.
Keep the evidence.

Find the publications behind the names.
Bring context to your research support.

Prepare a proposal ↓Prepare for hiring ↓

01 PROPOSAL PREPARATION

Find the people.
Keep the supporting papers.

A practical starting point for
gathering coauthor information.

IMAGINE THIS

A proposal is due.
The coauthor list is still manual.

You’re helping a faculty member prepare a grant proposal. You need to gather coauthor names from their publications, with enough context to check each entry. Start with their indexed work and follow the sources behind the names.

  1. Find the right researcher.Search by name, confirm their identity, and browse their indexed publications for the relevant period.
  2. Check the author lists.Inspect publication details and open the original sources. Record names and supporting papers in your working document, checking identities where needed.
  3. Confirm the final list.Review it with the researcher against the proposal’s requirements, including the required time window and relationship definitions.
YOU LEAVE WITH

A source-backed starting list of coauthors, with publications to return to when you need to verify a name.

Start with the faculty member’s name.

FROM PUBLICATION TO PEOPLESelected indexed records
Kenneth Reinhard PoeppelmeierNorthwestern University · indexed affiliation
Publication → recorded authors → original source

Three real records from our saved publication catalog. Select a paper to inspect its indexed author list. This illustrates source checking, not a generated collaborator disclosure.

Indexed records may be incomplete. Citation Atlas does not generate a complete coauthor disclosure or verify proposal requirements.

02 HIRING DISCUSSIONS

Bring research context
to hiring discussions.

Explore research alignment.
Prepare better questions.

IMAGINE THIS

A postdoc joins the conversation.
Where does their research connect?

Your department is considering a postdoc for a project in optical materials. Before the hiring discussion, explore the candidate’s publications and connections to the group’s research. Find relevant papers and prepare questions about their methods, experience and individual contribution.

  1. Start with the candidate’s work.Search their name, confirm the right person, and choose a publication relevant to the project.
  2. Investigate research alignment.Explore citing papers, topics and related methods. Follow secondary connections for more context, then read the original sources to understand how the research relates.
  3. Bring papers and questions.Save relevant publications with notes. Use them to ask about the candidate’s contribution, experience and potential role in the project.
YOU LEAVE WITH

Relevant publications and informed questions to support a discussion of research alignment.

Start with the candidate’s name and a relevant publication.

THE CITATION EXPLORERDirect + secondary connections
Relevant research → questions to investigate

A real saved network illustrates the exploration—not an assessment of an actual candidate. Select a paper to inspect its source. Colors group topics; numbers show reported citations. Dashed bubbles are indirect connections.

Citation counts and network proximity do not establish a person’s contribution or suitability. Use the sources and the hiring conversation to investigate those questions.

OTHER QUESTIONS TO EXPLORE

More context.
Better preparation.

Additional possibilities identified in research and interviews.

SUPPORT RESEARCH WITH SOURCES

Your next answer
starts with a name.

YOUR STARTING POINT

Start with a researcher.

Enter the name of the researcher you are supporting.

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