Ludo Waltman<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.dias.ie/@Luke_Drury" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Luke_Drury</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@hfalcke" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>hfalcke</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@stephenpinfield" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>stephenpinfield</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.cwts.nl/@cwts" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>cwts</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://indieweb.social/@RoRInstitute" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>RoRInstitute</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mas.to/@ASAPbio" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ASAPbio</span></a></span></p><p>There are indeed major differences between fields in the physical sciences, with Astronomical and Space Sciences as well as Quantum Physics having the highest preprint adoption, followed by Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics. See the figure below for more details.</p><p>Note: Field definitions are based on the Fields of Research (FoR) classification in <a href="https://social.cwts.nl/tags/Dimensions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dimensions</span></a>.</p>