1. Writing software or writing scientific articles?
- Author
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Paul V. Dressendorfer, Tullio Basaglia, A. Larkin, Maria Grazia Pia, and Zane W. Bell
- Subjects
Nuclear and High Energy Physics ,business.industry ,Scientific literature ,computer.software_genre ,Data science ,Experimental research ,Computing and Computers ,Software ,Nuclear Energy and Engineering ,Grid computing ,Citation analysis ,Electronic publishing ,Electrical and Electronic Engineering ,business ,computer - Abstract
An analysis of publications related to high energy physics computing in refereed journals is presented. The distribution of papers associated to various fields of computing relevant to high energy physics is critically analyzed. The relative publication rate of software papers is evaluated in comparison to other closely related physics disciplines, such as nuclear physics, radiation protection and medical physics, and to hardware publications. The results hint to the fact that, in spite of the significant effort invested in high energy physics computing and its fundamental role in the experiments, this research area is underrepresented in scientific literature; nevertheless the analysis of citations highlights the significant impact of software publications in experimental research.
- Published
- 2007