1. Collaboration in Research
Since 1950, the number
of researchers
increased 23 times
Academic Throughput & retention
Co-Authorship
graph
properties!
Co-
Authorship
graph
properties
Compared to 1990, a
researcher in 2001
publishes 40% more
Terminology - Evolution
PUBMED DATASET VISUALISATION
21.5 million papers
10.8 million authors
Research output grows and becomes more collaborative
Researchers publish more but leave academia sooner
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Diseases are cured
Ups and downs
New diseases and risk factors
Culture/other
In 1966, 7 out of 10
researchers remained
active more than 5
years
In 2001, ONLY 1 out of 5
researchers remain active
more than 5 years
At the same time, the
number of co-
authorships increased
172 times