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Growth of scientific literature and the Barnaby Rich effect

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The Barnaby Rich effect is defined as a high output of scientific writings accompanied by complaints on the excessive productivity of other authors.

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Braun, T., Zsindely, S. Growth of scientific literature and the Barnaby Rich effect. Scientometrics 7, 529–530 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02017165

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Keywords

  • Scientific Literature
  • Excessive Productivity
  • Scientific Writing
  • Rich Effect