Do people come directly to you for information on your area of expertise? For me it seems they haven't done as much than I'd expect, but I can't say for sure if

Do people come directly to you for information on your area of expertise? For me it seems they haven't done as much than I'd expect, but I can't say for sure if that's because they don't like me or because my expertise is less respected than I imagine it should be. Either way it does matter to my career prospects as well as to my feelings.