| Title |
Estimates of the Continuously Publishing Core in the Scientific Workforce
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, July 2014
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0101698 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
John P. A. Ioannidis, Kevin W. Boyack, Richard Klavans |
| Abstract |
The ability of a scientist to maintain a continuous stream of publication may be important, because research requires continuity of effort. However, there is no data on what proportion of scientists manages to publish each and every year over long periods of time. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 409 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 90 | 22% |
| United Kingdom | 47 | 11% |
| Australia | 25 | 6% |
| Canada | 15 | 4% |
| Japan | 8 | 2% |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1% |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1% |
| Germany | 6 | 1% |
| Italy | 5 | 1% |
| Other | 59 | 14% |
| Unknown | 142 | 35% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 210 | 51% |
| Scientists | 155 | 38% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 23 | 6% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 21 | 5% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 289 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 4% |
| United Kingdom | 4 | 1% |
| Canada | 4 | 1% |
| Germany | 3 | 1% |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1% |
| Sweden | 2 | <1% |
| Belgium | 2 | <1% |
| Chile | 2 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 8 | 3% |
| Unknown | 249 | 86% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 58 | 20% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 57 | 20% |
| Professor | 28 | 10% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 27 | 9% |
| Student > Master | 27 | 9% |
| Other | 68 | 24% |
| Unknown | 24 | 8% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 55 | 19% |
| Social Sciences | 38 | 13% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 29 | 10% |
| Computer Science | 20 | 7% |
| Environmental Science | 17 | 6% |
| Other | 94 | 33% |
| Unknown | 36 | 12% |