ERL and the impact of small groups of authors
Evidence from the 100-most cited papers ever published in ERL indicates the disproportionately large scientific impact of small groups of authors. The median number of authors on these 100 most-cited papers was 3.5, and 72 out of the 100 most cited papers had 5 or fewer authors. This indicates that...
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| description | Evidence from the 100-most cited papers ever published in ERL indicates the disproportionately large scientific impact of small groups of authors. The median number of authors on these 100 most-cited papers was 3.5, and 72 out of the 100 most cited papers had 5 or fewer authors. This indicates that small groups of authors often produce the work with the greatest impact, even in an inter-disciplinary setting. This suggests that it may be wise to institute policy changes that discourage inflation of author lists and that encourage the funding of research conducted by single investigators and small groups of researchers. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-50f398d5944342039e2e1b170c7489782023-08-09T14:14:35ZengIOP PublishingEnvironmental Research Letters1748-93262016-01-01111212020410.1088/1748-9326/11/12/120204ERL and the impact of small groups of authorsKen Caldeira0Department of Global Ecology, Carnegie Institution for Science, 260 Panama Street, Stanford, CA 94305, USAEvidence from the 100-most cited papers ever published in ERL indicates the disproportionately large scientific impact of small groups of authors. The median number of authors on these 100 most-cited papers was 3.5, and 72 out of the 100 most cited papers had 5 or fewer authors. This indicates that small groups of authors often produce the work with the greatest impact, even in an inter-disciplinary setting. This suggests that it may be wise to institute policy changes that discourage inflation of author lists and that encourage the funding of research conducted by single investigators and small groups of researchers.https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/11/12/120204 |
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