title: Fewer numbers, better science.
authors: University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands, and a PhD candidate at the Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University, Leiden, the Netherlands.
authors: Rinze
authors: R
authors: Benedictus
authors: University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands. He is one of the founders of Science in Transition.
authors: Frank
authors: F
authors: Miedema
authors: Science Foundation Ireland, and chief scientific adviser to the Government of Ireland.
authors: Mark W J
authors: MW
authors: Ferguson
mesh_terms: D015706:Bibliometrics; D007857:Leadership; D009042:Motivation; D012106:Research / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012108:Research Personnel / Q000523:psychology / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*