Changes in Papers

Here's a look at some of the changes in JACS papers over the decades. Several trends are clear - there are more authors now, and single-author papers have almost vanished. Reference lists are much longer (which surely reflects both the sie of the literature and the relative ease of bibliography compared to the bound-volume/index card days). Have a look at the charts - François-Xavier Coudert, the blog's author, says that he'll be putting up some more later on, and I look forward to seeing what comes up.

Source: In the Pipeline - February 26, 2014 Category: Chemists Tags: The Scientific Literature Source Type: blogs