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Table 2 Specific statistical indexes of the analyzed networks

From: Feature analysis of multidisciplinary scientific collaboration patterns based on PNAS

Data

a

b

c

d

PNAS 1999–2013

2.9%

0.3%

2.7%

1.1%

Biological sciences

2.7%

0.2%

2.7%

1.1%

Physical sciences

4.8%

0.4%

4.4%

0.9%

Social sciences

2.3%

0.1%

2.2%

0.3%

Biophysics

4.1%

0.3%

4.0%

1.0%

Interdiscipline

2.6%

0.1%

3.6%

0.6%

  1. Indexes a and b are the proportion of the authors only providing the initial of their first given name and their surname, and that of these authors further conditioned on publishing more than one paper respectively. Indexes c and d are the proportion of the authors with a surname among the major 100 Chinese surnames and a given name less than six characters, and that of these authors further conditioned on publishing more than one paper respectively.