<![CDATA[A recent Journal of Informetrics study shows – There is no universal number of “too many authors.”]]>A recent Journal of Informetrics study shows – There is no universal number of “too many authors.”

In some fields, 3–6 may already be unusual.
In medicine – dozens are common.
In physics – large teams are often the norm.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joi.2026.101803

Yes, can signal problems (e.g., honorary authorship, metric inflation). But the key question is not “how many authors?” 👉 it is: Is this abnormal for this field and time?

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