Impact(!) of Mathematical Equations in Biology Papers
Author :
Abi
Blog :nanopolitan
Date: 7/5/2012 12:04:00 PM
... The density of equations in an article has a significant negative impact on citation rates, with papers receiving 28% fewer citations overall for each additional equation per page in the main text. [...]
That's from the abstract of a recent PNAS paper: Heavy use of equations impedes communication among biologists by Tim W. Fawcett1 and Andrew D. Higginson of the University of Bristol.