How are co-authors sorted?
Co-authors are ranked by their own lifetime peer-reviewed citation count, not by the number of joint papers with Xianhu Liu. A frequent collaborator with modest citation impact may rank below a highly cited collaborator with fewer shared publications.
What do A pos and C pos mean?
The # column is the rank of each listed entry for Xianhu Liu — rank 1 means this entry is where Xianhu Liu has the most articles or citations. A pos and C pos show the reciprocal: the position of Xianhu Liu within that entry's own ranked list, by articles and citations respectively. A low value means Xianhu Liu is among the most prominent contributors for that entry.
