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A note on the time dependence of pineal gland research publications
Author(s) -
Graham Daniel J.,
McNulty John A.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of pineal research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.881
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1600-079X
pISSN - 0742-3098
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-079x.1997.tb00336.x
Subject(s) - pineal gland , biology , melatonin , neuroscience
Graham DJ, McNulty JA. A note on the time dependence of pineal gland research publications. J. Pineal Res. 1997; 23:59–62. ©Munksgaard, Copenhagen Abstract Counts of the number of publication titles containing the search truncation “pinea*” were compiled via Current Contents over the time period 1978–1994. These counts and their time dependence were examined for autocorrelations and frequency spectral components. Such analyses were carried out irrespective of either author, research laboratory, funding, or other factors. Interestingly, the results show the research publication rate in pineal studies to be linked to community history. In particular, the interactions affecting output among community members operate on a few characteristic time scales ranging from one to several years.