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  1. A recent Journal of Informetrics study shows – There is no universal number of “too many authors.”

    In some fields, 3–6 may already be unusual.
    In medicine – dozens are common.
    In physics – large teams are often the norm.

    :doi: doi.org/10.1016/j.joi.2026.101

    Yes, #hyperauthorship can signal problems (e.g., honorary authorship, metric inflation). But the key question is not “how many authors?” 👉 it is: Is this abnormal for this field and time?

    #Scientometrics #ResearchEvaluation #Bibliometrics

  2. Hyperauthorship - a new trend in academia for papers with hundred of authors. It seems a good thing for supporting equity and diversity, but also has new challenges.

    nature.com/articles/d41586-023

    #academia #publishing #science #scicomm #hyperauthorship #authorship #authorshipanalysis

  3. Hyperauthorship - a new trend in academia for papers with hundred of authors. It seems a good thing for supporting equity and diversity, but also has new challenges.

    nature.com/articles/d41586-023

    #academia #publishing #science #scicomm #hyperauthorship #authorship #authorshipanalysis

  4. Hyperauthorship - a new trend in academia for papers with hundred of authors. It seems a good thing for supporting equity and diversity, but also has new challenges.

    nature.com/articles/d41586-023

    #academia #publishing #science #scicomm #hyperauthorship #authorship #authorshipanalysis

  5. Hyperauthorship - a new trend in academia for papers with hundred of authors. It seems a good thing for supporting equity and diversity, but also has new challenges.

    nature.com/articles/d41586-023

    #academia #publishing #science #scicomm #hyperauthorship #authorship #authorshipanalysis

  6. Hyperauthorship - a new trend in academia for papers with hundred of authors. It seems a good thing for supporting equity and diversity, but also has new challenges.

    nature.com/articles/d41586-023

    #academia #publishing #science #scicomm #hyperauthorship #authorship #authorshipanalysis