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This function preprocesses the applicant data and enriches it with additional data. Needs an internet connection to query the BIP! and OpenAlex APIs.

Usage

preprocess(applicant, get_BIP = TRUE, get_OpenAlex = TRUE, verbose = FALSE)

Arguments

applicant

The applicant data to be preprocessed (as loaded with the read_RESQUE function).

get_BIP

Should the BIP! API be polled for impact indicators? If FALSE, NA values are returned.

get_OpenAlex

Should the papers be polled from OpenAlex? If FALSE, NA values are returned. If FALSE, many indexes cannot be computed, including: Citation counts, FNCS, author networks

verbose

Show diagnostic information?

Value

Preprocessed applicant data.