acl-org / acl-org/acl-anthology
Plotting additional metrics about authors
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- Python
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Description
The [Author Directory](https://aclanthology.org/people/) has a nice plot of new authors per publication year, verified and unverified:
If they're not too difficult to make I would like to see 2 more plots on this page to help us understand the dynamics of authorship in our data:
1. Verification coverage by authorship: Number of namespecs that resolve to a verified vs. unverified person, by publication year.
2. Growth of our author database: Total verified and unverified authors in our database, measured every month starting Jan 2026.
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Research direction
The issue names no files or tests, so begin with the Author Directory page and locate the code that builds the existing per-year verified/unverified author plot. Trace the data source back to the author/year aggregation logic and namespec-to-person resolution, then extend it with the two requested metrics. Update the page template/renderer to surface both charts, and verify success by running the project’s normal build checks and checking the page output for correct year/month coverage and verified vs unverified series.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- data-visualization, web-dev
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 39/100