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NEW: Karl Pearson鈥檚 (1857-1936) Patterns of Publishing

18 September 2024

New paper from STS historians of science: Karl Pearson's Pattern of Publishing

Karl Pearson at desk. 1910

New paper from STS historians of science:

  • Maria Kiladi and Joe Cain. 2024. KARL PEARSON鈥橲 (1857鈥�1936) PATTERNS OF PUBLISHING. Notes and Records: The Royal Society Journal of the History of Science.聽

Abstract

Karl Pearson (1857鈥�1936) was elected FRS in 1896 based on his contributions to applied mathematics. His contributions to biometry, eugenics, and other areas of applied statistics largely came later. This research note describes patterns in Pearson鈥檚 publishing behaviour: which venues he chose for his work, and how these choices compare with choices made by peers of similar standing at the same institution. This note quantifies patterns in choice for publishing venues for Pearson, both for his whole bibliography and for the subset of his bibliography associated with biometry and eugenics. This analysis indicates that Pearson relied to a high degree on publishing through venues either solely or primarily under his own editorial control. That pattern of publishing is a significant outlier compared with our sample of peers of similar local standing in the University of London. These results suggest the considerable potential for more detailed studies of publishing patterns by senior university researchers.

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