Two profiles for the same researcher — Maikel Leyva-Vázquez

[mleyvaz]

I am the same person represented by two distinct OpenAlex author IDs.
Both profiles have an ORCID, but the ORCIDs themselves are duplicates that
I am in the process of merging at the ORCID side.

Profiles to merge

Primary profile (keep this one):

• OpenAlex: https://openalex.org/A5047918385
• ORCID: 0000-0001-7911-5879
• Display name: Maikel Leyva Vázquez
• Works count: 132
• h-index: 9
• Last known institution: University of Guayaquil (EC)

Duplicate profile (merge into primary):

• OpenAlex: https://openalex.org/A5102896815
• ORCID: 0000-0002-5890-7428
• Display name: Maikel Yelandi Leyva Vázquez
• Works count: 41
• h-index: 5

Identity confirmation

I am Maikel Yelandi Leyva-Vázquez, full legal name. Both profiles refer
to the same person publishing under name variants:

• "Maikel Leyva Vázquez"
• "Maikel Yelandi Leyva Vázquez"
• "Maikel Y. Leyva-Vázquez"
• "M. Leyva Vázquez"

Verifiable affiliations (consistent across both profiles):

• University of Information Science (CU), 2012-2014/2015
• University of Guayaquil (EC), 2014-2026
• Universidad Internacional del Ecuador (EC), 2014-2016
• Politécnica Salesiana University (EC), 2020-2025
• Universidad Regional Autónoma de los Andes (EC), 2021-2024

Email: mleyvaz@gmail.com
Web: https://mleyvaz.github.io
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=A4adB-EAAAAJ

Possible incorrect attributions

The duplicate profile A5102896815 includes:

• 1997 affiliation with Centro de Estudios Monetarios y Financieros (ES)

If this work corresponds to a different person with a similar name, please
exclude it from the merged profile. I have no professional history with
CEMFI Madrid in 1997.

Action requested

1. Merge A5102896815 into A5047918385 (or both into a new canonical ID).
2. Investigate and, if appropriate, exclude the 1997 CEMFI Madrid record.
3. Confirm the merge by email or in this issue thread.

Thank you.