Data citations often include a large number of contributors, see for example
http://gigadb.org/saqqaq-eskimo/Read this interesting analysis from the May 2012 Wellcome Trust International Workshop on Contributorship and Scholarly Attribution
http://taxodiary.com/2012/06/author-contributions-a-confusing-and-imprecise-science/
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