Ludo WaltmanMay 1

Preprinting helps accelerate dissemination of scientific knowledge. To what extent do researchers adopt preprinting? And how does this vary by discipline and region?

Together with Narmin Rzayeva and @stephenpinfield, I just published an article answering these questions. https://osf.io/preprints/socarxiv/xdwc4_v2

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Show threadProf Heino FalckeMay 2
@LudoWaltman @stephenpinfield @cwts @RoRInstitute @ASAPbio I am surprised it is only 50 % in physics. Astrophysics is probably higher than that. Maybe the other 50% are very low impact papers?
Show threadLuke DruryMay 2
@hfalcke @LudoWaltman @stephenpinfield @cwts @RoRInstitute @ASAPbio It is certainly much higher in astrophysics and theoretical physics, but people working in material science for example do not have the same preprint culture - there are many different branches of physics with different traditions and norms.
Show threadLudo WaltmanMay 3

@Luke_Drury @hfalcke @stephenpinfield @cwts @RoRInstitute @ASAPbio

There are indeed major differences between fields in the physical sciences, with Astronomical and Space Sciences as well as Quantum Physics having the highest preprint adoption, followed by Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics. See the figure below for more details.

Note: Field definitions are based on the Fields of Research (FoR) classification in #Dimensions.

Show threadLuke Drury
@LudoWaltman @hfalcke @stephenpinfield @cwts @RoRInstitute @ASAPbio Fascinating! and would seem to support my suggestion of a correlation with the use of TeX/LaTeX?
May 3 at 10:49amWeb