Kiladi, Maria;
Cain, Joe;
(2025)
Karl Pearson’s (1857-1936) Patterns of Publishing.
Notes and Records: The Royal Society Journal of the History of Science
(In press).
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Abstract
Karl Pearson (1857-1936) 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’s publishing behaviour: which venues did he choose for his work, how did 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 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 University of London. These results suggest the considerable potential for more detailed studies of publishing patterns by senior university researchers.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Karl Pearson’s (1857-1936) Patterns of Publishing |
| Location: | United Kingdom |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Publisher version: | https://royalsocietypublishing.org/journal/rsnr |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > Dept of Science and Technology Studies |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10193316 |
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