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论文类型：期刊论文

发表时间：2013-07-01

发表刊物：JOURNAL OF INFORMETRICS

收录刊物：EI、SSCI、SCIE

卷号：7

期号：3

页面范围：665-675

ISSN号：1751-1577

关键字：Scientist; Realtime; Paper downloads; Work-life balance; Usage data

摘要：In our previous study (Wang et al., 2012), we analyzed scientists' working timetable of 3 countries, using realtime downloading data of scientific literatures. In this paper, we make a through analysis about global scientists' working habits. Top 30 countries/territories from Europe, Asia, Australia, North America, Latin America and Africa are selected as representatives and analyzed in detail. Regional differences for scientists' working habits exists in different countries. Besides different working cultures, social factors could affect scientists' research activities and working patterns. Nevertheless, a common conclusion is that scientists today are often working overtime. Although scientists may feel engaged and fulfilled about their hard working, working too much still warns us to reconsider the work life balance. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.