Struct Author 

pub struct Author {
    pub surname: Option<String>,
    pub given_names: Option<String>,
    pub initials: Option<String>,
    pub suffix: Option<String>,
    pub full_name: String,
    pub affiliations: Vec<Affiliation>,
    pub orcid: Option<String>,
    pub email: Option<String>,
    pub is_corresponding: bool,
    pub roles: Vec<String>,
    pub collab_name: Option<String>,
}

Represents a detailed author with enhanced metadata

This structure provides a unified representation of author information across PubMed and PMC, consolidating various name formats and metadata.

Fields

surname: Option<String>

Author’s surname (last name)

given_names: Option<String>

Author’s given names (first name, middle names)

initials: Option<String>

Author’s initials (useful when given_names not available)

suffix: Option<String>

Name suffix (e.g., “Jr”, “Sr”, “III”)

full_name: String

Full formatted name

affiliations: Vec<Affiliation>

List of institutional affiliations

orcid: Option<String>

ORCID identifier (e.g., “0000-0000-0000-0000”)

email: Option<String>

Author’s email address

is_corresponding: bool

Whether this author is a corresponding author

roles: Vec<String>

Author’s roles/contributions (e.g., [“Conceptualization”, “Writing - original draft”])

collab_name: Option<String>

Collaboration / group-author name, when this contributor is a collective rather than an individual. From JATS <collab> (PMC) or <CollectiveName> (PubMed). When set, surname/given_names are typically None and full_name mirrors this value.

Implementations

impl Author

pub fn new(surname: Option<String>, given_names: Option<String>) -> Self

Create a new Author with basic information

pub fn from_full_name(full_name: String) -> Self

Create an author from a full name string

This is a convenience method for when you have a complete name but don’t need to separate it into surname and given names.

pub fn collaboration(name: String) -> Self

Create a collaboration / group author (JATS <collab> / PubMed <CollectiveName>), e.g. “COVID-19 Study Group”.

pub fn is_collaboration(&self) -> bool

Whether this contributor is a collaboration / group author rather than an individual person.

pub fn is_affiliated_with(&self, institution: &str) -> bool

Check if the author is affiliated with a specific institution

Arguments

• institution - Institution name to check (case-insensitive)

Returns

true if the author has an affiliation matching the institution

pub fn primary_affiliation(&self) -> Option<&Affiliation>

Get the author’s primary affiliation (first in the list)

Returns

A reference to the primary affiliation, if any

pub fn has_orcid(&self) -> bool

Check if the author has an ORCID identifier

Returns

true if the author has an ORCID ID

pub fn is_empty(&self) -> bool

Check if the author name is empty

Returns

true if the full name is empty or just whitespace

pub fn len(&self) -> usize

Get the length of the author’s full name

Returns

Length of the full name string

pub fn chars(&self) -> Chars<'_>

Get an iterator over the characters in the author’s full name

Returns

Iterator over characters

Trait Implementations

impl Clone for Author

fn clone(&self) -> Author

Returns a duplicate of the value.

fn clone_from(&mut self, source: &Self)

Performs copy-assignment from source.

impl Debug for Author

fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> Result

Formats the value using the given formatter.

impl<'de> Deserialize<'de> for Author

fn deserialize<__D>(__deserializer: __D) -> Result<Self, __D::Error>

where __D: Deserializer<'de>,

Deserialize this value from the given Serde deserializer.

impl Display for Author

fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> FmtResult

Formats the value using the given formatter.

impl PartialEq for Author

fn eq(&self, other: &Author) -> bool

Tests for self and other values to be equal, and is used by ==.

fn ne(&self, other: &Rhs) -> bool

Tests for !=. The default implementation is almost always sufficient, and should not be overridden without very good reason.

impl Serialize for Author

fn serialize<__S>(&self, __serializer: __S) -> Result<__S::Ok, __S::Error>

where __S: Serializer,

Serialize this value into the given Serde serializer.

impl StructuralPartialEq for Author