| Title |
Is science becoming more interdisciplinary? Measuring and mapping six research fields over time
|
|---|---|
| Published in |
Scientometrics, April 2009
|
| DOI | 10.1007/s11192-008-2197-2 |
| Authors |
Alan L. Porter, Ismael Rafols |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 575 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 2% |
| Netherlands | 5 | <1% |
| Spain | 5 | <1% |
| Brazil | 4 | <1% |
| Germany | 4 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | <1% |
| Mexico | 2 | <1% |
| Belgium | 2 | <1% |
| Korea, Republic of | 2 | <1% |
| Other | 13 | 2% |
| Unknown | 525 | 91% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 139 | 24% |
| Researcher | 91 | 16% |
| Student > Master | 71 | 12% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 40 | 7% |
| Professor | 32 | 6% |
| Other | 135 | 23% |
| Unknown | 67 | 12% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences | 142 | 25% |
| Computer Science | 90 | 16% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 68 | 12% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 27 | 5% |
| Engineering | 25 | 4% |
| Other | 129 | 22% |
| Unknown | 94 | 16% |
Attention Score in Context
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