That’s only true in some areas (e.g. some biological fields). In other areas (e....

Keysh on Dec 16, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: The science that’s never been cited

That’s only true in some areas (e.g. some biological fields). In other areas (e.g astronomy or much of physics), it’s decreasing order of contribution. In mathematics, the author list is usually alphabetical.