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Tian Wei¹, Menghui Li, Chensheng Wu

¹School of Systems Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, P R China.

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Scientists tend to pursue trending research areas, as indicated by paper volume in physics. However, national origin and research collaboration details reveal distinct patterns in scientific investigations.

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Area of Science:

Physics
Bibliometrics
Scientometrics

Background:

Understanding research trends is crucial for scientific progress and funding allocation.
The influence of 'hot topics' on scientific investigations remains an area of interest.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate whether scientists are attracted to 'hot topics' in their research.
To analyze qualitative differences in scientific activity based on country, authorship, and affiliations.

Main Methods:

Analysis of papers published in American Physical Society (APS) Physical Review journals.
Defining 'hotness' of a research field by the number of papers published within it.

Main Results:

A positive correlation was found between the 'hotness' of a field and the likelihood of papers being published in it.
Significant qualitative variations were observed across different countries, author numbers, affiliations, and reference counts.

Conclusions:

Scientists generally follow popular and trending research fields.
National and collaborative research structures influence scientific investigation patterns.
Findings offer insights for research funding policies and individual researcher project selection.