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The number of authors per academic paper is increasing over time
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Empirical bibliometric evidence across multiple academic disciplines consistently shows that the average number of authors per research paper has grown significantly over time as collaborative teams become more prevalent.

Evidence for · 3
Team Size and Its Negative Impact on the Disruption Index
2025 · cited by 5
Discusses the broad transition of science from lone researchers to larger collaborative teams over time.
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The claim is specific, empirical, and well-supported by multiple bibliometric studies showing an upward trend in authorship counts and team sizes across different scientific fields.

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The expansion of team size in library and information science (LIS): Is bigger always better?
2023 · cited by 5
Documents a continuous growth in average team and author size within library and information science publications.
The Bibliometric Evolution of Neurosurgery Publications From 1977 to 2023.
2025 · cited by 1
Demonstrates through a longitudinal bibliometric analysis that the mean authorship count per publication significantly and exponentially increased over decades.
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first checked04 Aug 2026
judged → SUPPORTED · 8004 Aug 2026
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