title: Power-law-like distributions in biomedical publications and research funding.
abstract: Gene annotation, as measured by links to the biomedical literature and funded grants, is governed by a power law, indicating that researchers favor the extensive study of relatively few genes. This emphasizes the need for data-driven science to accomplish genome-wide gene annotation.
authors.forename: Andrew I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Su
authors.forename: John B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Hogenesch
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000191:economics; D030541:Databases, Genetic; D005796:Genes / Q000502:physiology; D023281:Genomics; D015233:Models, Statistical; D010506:Periodicals as Topic; D012109:Research Support as Topic; D014481:United States