diff --git a/services/searchDatasets.service.ts b/services/searchDatasets.service.ts
index 7933c05b..d03d0b60 100644
--- a/services/searchDatasets.service.ts
+++ b/services/searchDatasets.service.ts
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ export class SearchDatasetsService {
 
               for(let i=0; i<length; i++) {
                 let author = Array.isArray(authors) ? authors[i] : authors;
-                result.authors[author.rank-1] = author.content;
+                result.authors[author.rank] = author.content;
               }
               result.authors = result.authors.filter(function (item) {
                 return (item != undefined);
diff --git a/services/searchOrps.service.ts b/services/searchOrps.service.ts
index 11f71e24..a9b8ca98 100644
--- a/services/searchOrps.service.ts
+++ b/services/searchOrps.service.ts
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ export class SearchOrpsService {
 
               for(let i=0; i<length; i++) {
                 let author = Array.isArray(authors) ? authors[i] : authors;
-                result.authors[author.rank-1] = author.content;
+                result.authors[author.rank] = author.content;
               }
               result.authors = result.authors.filter(function (item) {
                 return (item != undefined);
diff --git a/services/searchPublications.service.ts b/services/searchPublications.service.ts
index 9d08d2bd..8a6dc096 100644
--- a/services/searchPublications.service.ts
+++ b/services/searchPublications.service.ts
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ export class SearchPublicationsService {
 
               for(let i=0; i<length; i++) {
                 let author = Array.isArray(authors) ? authors[i] : authors;
-                result.authors[author.rank-1] = author.content;
+                result.authors[author.rank] = author.content;
               }
               result.authors = result.authors.filter(function (item) {
                 return (item != undefined);
diff --git a/services/searchSoftware.service.ts b/services/searchSoftware.service.ts
index 4a594f0c..d8a6a2cc 100644
--- a/services/searchSoftware.service.ts
+++ b/services/searchSoftware.service.ts
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ export class SearchSoftwareService {
 
               for(let i=0; i<length; i++) {
                 let author = Array.isArray(authors) ? authors[i] : authors;
-                result.authors[author.rank-1] = author.content;
+                result.authors[author.rank] = author.content;
               }
               result.authors = result.authors.filter(function (item) {
                 return (item != undefined);