acl-org / acl-org/acl-anthology

Plotting additional metrics about authors

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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:

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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

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