| Table 5-22 |
| Authors per S&E article, by field: 1988 and 2005 |
| |
| |
| Field |
|
1988 |
|
2005 |
| |
| All fields |
|
3.1 |
|
4.5 |
| Engineering |
|
2.5 |
|
3.6 |
| Astronomy |
|
2.5 |
|
5.0 |
| Chemistry |
|
3.1 |
|
4.1 |
| Physics |
|
3.3 |
|
5.4 |
| Geosciences |
|
2.4 |
|
3.7 |
| Mathematics |
|
1.5 |
|
1.9 |
| Computer sciences |
|
1.9 |
|
2.8 |
| Agricultural sciences |
|
2.7 |
|
4.0 |
| Biological sciences |
|
3.3 |
|
4.9 |
| Medical sciences |
|
3.6 |
|
5.3 |
| Other life sciences |
|
2.0 |
|
3.1 |
| Psychology |
|
2.1 |
|
2.9 |
| Social sciences |
|
1.4 |
|
1.8 |
| |
NOTE: Articles classified by year they entered database rather than year of publication.
SOURCES: Thomson Scientific, Science Citation Index and Social Sciences Citation Index, http://scientific.thomson.com/products/categories/citation/; ipIQ, Inc.; and National Science Foundation, Division of Science Resources Statistics, special tabulations. Science and Engineering Indicators 2008 |
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