Facts and Figures
Some Statistics about the MR Database |
January 2006 |
Growth in the total number of items in the MR Database
since its founding in 1940
Some numbers of interest
| Number of items in the MRDB | 2 104 000 |
| Number of reviews in the MRDB | 1 786 000 |
| Number of individuals (authors) in the MRDB | 445 000 |
| Number of new items added to the MRDB in 2004 | 123 106 |
| Number of new reviews added to the MRDB in 2004 | 63 628 |
| Number of new items processed each working day | 325 |
| Number of journals currently covered by MR | 1 799 |
| Number of classifications in MSC2000 | 5 529 |
| Number of currently active reviewers | 12 068 |
Distribution of items in the MR Database
by Mathematics Subject Classification
1940-2006
Note: Certain classification counts should be understood in the context of changes to the Mathematics Subject Classification over the years.
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