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. 2019 Jan 16;14(1):e0198117. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0198117

Table 1. Participation rates for each category j, with a total number of participants Nj, and total score, Sj as a function of scientific field and category.

We grouped the 250 WoS sub-categories into 21 categories and then combined these into 4 fields based on the total score (Sj) and a t-test comparing si.

Field/Category Sj Nj Field/Category Sj Nj
Pure & Applied Sciences 59 1478 Humanities 47 1312
Material Science 61 170 Mathematics 49 69
Physics 59 237 Literature 48 14
Chemistry 58 400 Health Science 48 157
Engineering 58 671 Education 47 94
Economy/Business 47 358
Natural Sciences 54 2455 Psychology 46 414
Agriculture 55 53 Sociology 46 206
Biology 55 842
Medicine 55 723 Philosophy, Law, Political Science 40 149
Computer Science 54 222
Statistics 54 22 Political Science/Law 43 111
Archaeology/Anthropology 54 84 Philosophy 38 38
Geosciences 54 388
Environmental Science 53 121