Senior Author, First Author - New Algorithm Sheds Light On Crediting Research Properly
Friday, August 15, 2014 - 17:01
in Physics & Chemistry
There has always been a bit of good-natured humor when it comes to who gets credit for what in a long line of citations. Occasionally, it can be strange, like when one person who contributed to the I.P.C.C. claims to be a Nobel laureate, but most often there is a pecking order to science papers. This does not keep science humorosts like Jorge Cham at PhDComics.com from cutting to the heart of the matter, as they did on figuring out citations way back in 2005: read more