A note on the topic of single-author articles in science
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F61989100%3A27710%2F25%3A10257607" target="_blank" >RIV/61989100:27710/25:10257607 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11192-025-05315-0" target="_blank" >https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11192-025-05315-0</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11192-025-05315-0" target="_blank" >10.1007/s11192-025-05315-0</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
A note on the topic of single-author articles in science
Original language description
It is now common practice for scientists to collaborate in teams and publish multi-author articles. Consequently, the number of single-author articles has been declining. This decline was assumed to follow an exponential model, which was verified using data from various research areas, including Engineering, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, and Humanities and the Arts, for the period from 2000 to 2023. In the fields of Engineering and Natural Sciences, the number of co-authors has consistently increased over time. Conversely, in Social Sciences and Humanities & the Arts, single-author articles continue to prevail over multi-author ones. Single-author articles were evaluated based on the number of references and the ranking of the journals in which they were published. In the field of Theatre, most articles contained up to 20 references. However, in fields such as Chemical Engineering, Biology, and Economics, the majority of articles had between 20 and 60 references. In 2023, more than 25% of single-author articles in Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering, Economics, History, Law, Biology, Immunology, Mathematics, and Astronomy & Astrophysics were published in Q1 journals. This study provides an exploration of the scientific literature across selected research areas. It demonstrates that single-author articles are unlikely to disappear entirely, as individual researchers continue to pursue independent research and publication.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10200 - Computer and information sciences
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
V - Vyzkumna aktivita podporovana z jinych verejnych zdroju
Others
Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Scientometrics
ISSN
0138-9130
e-ISSN
1588-2861
Volume of the periodical
130
Issue of the periodical within the volume
5
Country of publishing house
NL - THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS
Number of pages
18
Pages from-to
3071-3088
UT code for WoS article
001472882600001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
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