Table 1.
Number of authors by field, and number of authors with addresses in multiple institutions (based on author-publication pairs for the years 2008–2014)
| Country | Subject | No. of authors | No. of authors with multiple affiliation | Proportion (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | Biology | 34,294 | 1993 | 5.81 |
| Chemistry | 18,242 | 1297 | 7.11 | |
| Engineering | 4273 | 350 | 8.19 | |
| Germany | Biology | 12,180 | 1183 | 9.71 |
| Chemistry | 16,034 | 1480 | 9.23 | |
| Engineering | 5971 | 417 | 6.98 | |
| UK | Biology | 10,317 | 1050 | 10.18 |
| Chemistry | 11,069 | 630 | 5.69 | |
| Engineering | 6355 | 355 | 5.59 | |
| Total | 118,532 | 8553 | 7.22 |