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. 2017 Jan 27;12(1):e0170754. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0170754

Table 1. Scheme used to classify the individual authors of a publication.

Author category Explanation
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.