diff --git a/app/controllers/concerns/countable.rb b/app/controllers/concerns/countable.rb
index 00e26d9db..39bcfdb79 100644
--- a/app/controllers/concerns/countable.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/concerns/countable.rb
@@ -15,7 +15,11 @@ def doi_count(client_id: nil, provider_id: nil, consortium_id: nil, researcher_i
         response = Doi.query(nil, page: { number: 1, size: 0 })
       end
 
-      response.results.total > 0 ? facet_by_year(response.response.aggregations.created.buckets) : []
+      if researcher_id
+        response.results.total > 0 ? facet_by_cumulative_year(response.response.aggregations.created.buckets) : []
+      else
+        response.results.total > 0 ? facet_by_year(response.response.aggregations.created.buckets) : []
+      end
     end
 
     # cumulative count clients by year