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Lone Geniuses or One among Many? An Explorative Study of Contemporary Highly Cited Researchers Cover

Lone Geniuses or One among Many? An Explorative Study of Contemporary Highly Cited Researchers

By: Dag W. Aksnes and  Kaare Aagaard  
Open Access
|Mar 2021

Figures & Tables

Figure 1

Number of articles during the 2006–2016 period by highly cited individuals and the proportion of highly cited articles.
Number of articles during the 2006–2016 period by highly cited individuals and the proportion of highly cited articles.

Figure 2

Number of highly cited articles during the 2006–2016 period by highly cited individuals. Relative distribution of highly cited researchers.
Number of highly cited articles during the 2006–2016 period by highly cited individuals. Relative distribution of highly cited researchers.

Figure 3

Proportion of highly cited researchers who have published each year and who have published highly cited articles.
Proportion of highly cited researchers who have published each year and who have published highly cited articles.

Figure 4

Relative distribution of individuals by number of author groups: highly cited articles and other articles.
Relative distribution of individuals by number of author groups: highly cited articles and other articles.

Figure 5

Distribution of individuals by average number of authors per article: highly cited articles and other articles.
Distribution of individuals by average number of authors per article: highly cited articles and other articles.

Figure 6

Difference in the average number of authors for highly cited articles and other articles by individual.
Difference in the average number of authors for highly cited articles and other articles by individual.

Figure 7

Relative distribution of individuals by number of author affiliated countries: Highly cited articles and other articles.
Relative distribution of individuals by number of author affiliated countries: Highly cited articles and other articles.

Figure 8

Distribution of individuals* by average number of author affiliated countries: Highly cited articles and other articles.*) One individual (outlier) is excluded from the figure for visibility reasons.
Distribution of individuals* by average number of author affiliated countries: Highly cited articles and other articles.*) One individual (outlier) is excluded from the figure for visibility reasons.

Figure 9

Total number of citations for the highly cited articles of each HCR-individual: whole and fractionalised calculations.
Total number of citations for the highly cited articles of each HCR-individual: whole and fractionalised calculations.

Overview of the journal profile of the HCRs and the 10 journals in which they publish most frequently: number of publications, highly cited articles, and other articles_

Highly cited articlesOther articles

JournalNumber of publicationsJournalNumber of publications
Nature250PLoS One518
Science157Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics297
Nature Genetics135Nature Genetics234
Proceedings of The National Academy of Sciences of the USA99Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases207
European Heart Journal80European Heart Journal206
New England Journal of Medicine65International Journal of Cancer201
Plos One56Astrophysical Journal181
Lancet52Journal of the American College of Cardiology146
Nucleic Acids Research49IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics142
Nature Communications47Plos Genetics135

Overview of sample of HCRs analyzed by field and country_

FieldDenmarkNetherlandsNorwaySwedenUKTotal
Agricultural Sciences 11 13
Biology & Biochemistry3 137
Chemistry1 1
Clinical Medicine2252213
Computer Science 11 2
Cross-Field14106161056
Economics & Business1 1 2
Engineering3 21 6
Environment/Ecology 1 113
Geosciences3161112
Materials Science1 113
Mathematics 1 1
Microbiology 1 1
Molecular Biology & Genetics 3 238
Neuroscience & Behaviour 12115
Pharmacology & Toxicology 1 12
Physics 1 12
Plant & Animal Science 12216
Psychiatry/Psychology12 14
Social Sciences, general1431211
Space Science 1 12
Total3030303030150
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jdis-2021-0019 | Journal eISSN: 2543-683X | Journal ISSN: 2096-157X
Language: English
Page range: 41 - 66
Submitted on: Dec 11, 2020
Accepted on: Feb 19, 2021
Published on: Mar 8, 2021
Published by: Chinese Academy of Sciences, National Science Library
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2021 Dag W. Aksnes, Kaare Aagaard, published by Chinese Academy of Sciences, National Science Library
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