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Thousands of scientists publish a paper every five days

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  • John P. A. Ioannidis
  • Richard Klavans
  • Kevin W. Boyack

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To highlight uncertain norms in authorship, John P. A. Ioannidis, Richard Klavans and Kevin W. Boyack identified the most prolific scientists of recent years.

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  • John P. A. Ioannidis & Richard Klavans & Kevin W. Boyack, 2018. "Thousands of scientists publish a paper every five days," Nature, Nature, vol. 561(7722), pages 167-169, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:561:y:2018:i:7722:d:10.1038_d41586-018-06185-8
    DOI: 10.1038/d41586-018-06185-8
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