Year: 2026
Type: preprint
Abstract: We partially update Grossman's 2005 survey of patterns in mathematical research using a sample of 401 profiles from MathSciNet. The mathematical landscape has changed substantially: single-paper authors have reduced from $43$ \% to $32.42$ \%, collaboration has intensified, and the giant component of the co-authorship network has grown denser, with median Erdős number dropping from $5$ to $4$. The data reveal the profession as markedly more collaborative, particularly among younger generations, although the tail of high productivity has also grown more extreme.
Source: arXiv (Cornell University)
Author: Agustín-Aquino, Octavio A.
Subfield: Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty
Field: Decision Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7128523940
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