Table 1. Scheme used to classify the individual authors of a publication.
Author category | Explanation |
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NS* | Authors with a clear background in and focus on NS or engineering |
SS** | Authors with a clear background in and focus on SS (see definition in Section 1.2.1) |
Multidisciplinary | Authors educated or with backgrounds in/foci on both NS and SS |
Unclear | No disciplinary background identifiable, particularly, young authors and authors from outside the academia with few publications and little information published on the web |
* NS: natural scientist
** SS: social scientist.