| Title |
Concentration of the Most-Cited Papers in the Scientific Literature: Analysis of Journal Ecosystems
|
|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, December 2006
|
| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0000005 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
John P. A. Ioannidis |
| Abstract |
A minority of scientific journals publishes the majority of scientific papers and receives the majority of citations. The extent of concentration of the most influential articles is less well known. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 4 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 1 | 25% |
| United States | 1 | 25% |
| Unknown | 2 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 50% |
| Scientists | 1 | 25% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 25% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 196 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 6% |
| Brazil | 6 | 3% |
| United Kingdom | 5 | 3% |
| Spain | 4 | 2% |
| Netherlands | 3 | 2% |
| Mexico | 3 | 2% |
| South Africa | 2 | 1% |
| Italy | 2 | 1% |
| Canada | 2 | 1% |
| Other | 9 | 5% |
| Unknown | 149 | 76% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 42 | 21% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 36 | 18% |
| Professor | 24 | 12% |
| Student > Master | 17 | 9% |
| Other | 13 | 7% |
| Other | 56 | 29% |
| Unknown | 8 | 4% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 52 | 27% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 23 | 12% |
| Social Sciences | 16 | 8% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 13 | 7% |
| Environmental Science | 13 | 7% |
| Other | 65 | 33% |
| Unknown | 14 | 7% |