---
title: "Retrieve aggregated citation statistics for an author."
method: GET
path: "/authors/{author_slug}/stats"
tags: ["Authors"]
---

# Retrieve aggregated citation statistics for an author.

`GET /authors/{author_slug}/stats`

Retrieve aggregated citation statistics for an author without fetching all papers.

Returns:
- `tally`: How this author's papers are cited by others (supporting, contrasting, mentioning counts)
- `citingTally`: How this author's papers cite other works (supporting, contrasting, mentioning counts)
- `totalPapers`: Total number of papers by this author

This endpoint performs the aggregation server-side, eliminating the need for
clients to fetch all papers in chunks and aggregate locally.

## Path parameters

- `author_slug` string, required

## Headers

- `authorization` string — Set to `Bearer <token>` to pass token for authorization.

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- AuthorStatsResponse
  - `author` AuthorResponse, required
    - `id` integer, nullable
    - `normalizedName` string, nullable
    - `displayName` string, nullable
    - `nameSlug` string, nullable
    - `sourceId` string, nullable
    - `source` string, nullable
    - `lastKnownAffiliationId` integer, nullable
    - `createdAt` string, date, nullable
    - `lastUpdated` string, date, nullable
    - `affiliations` AffiliationResponse[]
      - `affiliation` string, nullable
      - `affiliationSlug` string, nullable
      - `affiliationId` integer, nullable
      - `count` integer, nullable
  - `totalPapers` integer
  - `tally` AuthorCitedTally
    - `supporting` integer
    - `contrasting` integer
    - `mentioning` integer
    - `total` integer
    - `citingPublications` integer
  - `citingTally` AuthorCitingTally
    - `supporting` integer
    - `contrasting` integer
    - `mentioning` integer
    - `total` integer
    - `numCitedPublications` integer

## Other responses

- `422` — Validation Error

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