Science journalists play an important role in communicating scientific ideas, discoveries, and research to the general public. They report on the latest developments in science and technology, explaining complex scientific concepts in a way that is easy to understand for a non-expert audience.  In addition to reporting on scientific topics, science journalists may also write feature articles, conduct interviews with scientists, and produce multimedia content such as videos and podcasts. However they should not be considered as top 2% scientists of the world as widely promoted. In this case of standardized database, Ioannidis [6] wrote “Citation metrics are widely used and misused”, this is such a misuse.

It is generally difficult to determine which field of science is the most productive, as different fields have made significant contributions to our understanding of the world and have had a significant impact on society. Some fields, such as physics and chemistry, have a long history and have played a crucial role in the development of modern technology and medicine. Other fields, such as computer science and biotechnology, have emerged more recently and have had a significant impact on the way we live and work.

However, based on number of research papers published, Table 3 identifies the relative productivity of the field of science based on the median and maximum number of papers per year. Clinical medicine is the most productive with a record maximum of 220 papers per year. As discussed above, this is related to news article, a flaw in the database. This is followed by technologies, engineering, physics, chemistry, mathematics, biology and environmental sciences. The least productive authors are in Historical Studies, Philosophy & Theology, and Visual & Performing Arts.

This result is different from previous research who found that the vast majority of hyperprolific authors are in physics [1]. But it is important to note that the contributions of different fields are interconnected and often build upon one another. The Covid-19 pandemic indeed has boosted the number of hyperprolific authors in medicine [7,8,9].