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CorrespondencePower-law-like distributions in biomedical publications and research fundingAndrew I Su1 and John B Hogenesch2  1Genomic Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation, 10675 John Jay Hopkins Drive, San Diego, CA 92121, USA. 2Department of Pharmacology, Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 421 Curie Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. author email corresponding author email
Genome Biology 2007,
8:404doi:10.1186/gb-2007-8-4-404
Subject areas: Genome studies, Bioinformatics Abstract
Gene annotation, as measured by links to the biomedical literature and funded grants, is governed by a power law, indicating that researchers favor the extensive study of relatively few genes. This emphasizes the need for data-driven science to accomplish genome-wide gene annotation. |