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Team science in basic science has been accompanied by a trend in the numbers of authors included in scientific publications. Whether numerous coauthors can own more citations from other articles remains unknown. We download 148 abstracts on the topic of pure and applied mathematics from Pubmed Central (PMC) since 2016 and examine whether more number of coauthors in an article byline can earn more citations. Cluster analyses were performed using social network algorithms to classify authors. Bibliometric analyses were conducted to compute individual research achievements (IRA) for selecting the most cited authors. Visual representations were made to show results on Google Maps. We found that (1) 43 articles (29%) have coauthor numbers exceeding 2000; (2) two groups with coauthor numbers greater and less than 2000 present significantly different (F(1, 38) = 17.89, p < 0.001) in citations based on each with at least one citing article; (3) the cluster with numerous coauthors has lower bibliometrics based on personal IRA; (4) the most cited author is Krzysztof Burnecki from Poland; (5) the dominant nations with higher bibliometrics on pure and applied mathematics are the US, France, and the UK. Social network analysis provides wide and deep insight into the relationships among coauthors. The results can provide readers with knowledge and concept diagram on the topic of pure and applied mathematics in the literature 

citation, authorship collaboration, Google maps, social network analysis, Pubmed central