It certainly differs by field as well; I meant all fields (including such lab-lacking fields as mathematics), not just biological fields.
In the area of biology, the Wikipedia article on academic authorship has this to say: "Biologists tend to place a supervisor or lab head last in an author list; organic chemists might put him or her first."
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Date: 2010-10-27 11:41 pm (UTC)In the area of biology, the Wikipedia article on academic authorship has this to say: "Biologists tend to place a supervisor or lab head last in an author list; organic chemists might put him or her first."