Table 1
Total number of publications from the year 2000 with sampling step size for the 5% most-cited publications and the median number and range of references per publication for thirteen disciplines searched in the Web of Science.
| Discipline | Publications | Sampling step size | References per Publication | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total number | of top 5% | Median | Range | |
| Agriculture | 2,458 | 10 | 44.0 | 19–117 |
| Astrophysics | 260 | 1 | 91.0 | 21–606 |
| Archaeology | 697 | 3 | 53.0 | 18–945 |
| Chemistry | 72,612 | 350 | 52.5 | 28–139 |
| Education | 26,648 | 100 | 61.0 | 32–114 |
| Genetics | 93,398 | 500 | 59.5 | 23–166 |
| Immunology | 34,008 | 150 | 43.5 | 19–291 |
| Music | 2,572 | 10 | 50.5 | 13–269 |
| Neurology | 853 | 4 | 45.5 | 12–188 |
| Meteorology | 281 | 1 | 54.0 | 18–220 |
| Nanotechnology | 173 | 1 | 32.0 | 9–435 |
| Philosophy | 3,197 | 15 | 57.5 | 1–163 |
| Psychology | 26,836 | 100 | 63.5 | 19–149 |
Figure 1
Total citations per publication (a) and Citation-Ratio (b) of the top 5% of the most-cited papers published in 2000 for thirteen academic disciplines.