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

Table 11. Percentages of “social science” related keywords from all keywords in relation to the final article classifications.

Average percentage of social science keywords
Final article classification 1990–1994 2000–2004 2010–2014 Grand Total
clearly natural sciences 22% 8% 9% 12%
most likely natural sciences 23% 16% 24% 22%
maybe multidisciplinary 35% 20% 42% 36%
probably multidisciplinary 26% 22% 56% 44%
most likely multidisciplinary   80% 42% 50%
most likely social sciences 34% 52% 51% 49%
clearly social sciences 42% 28% 48% 43%
Grand Total 29% 23% 26% 26%