Why 「の多く」in 作品の多く?


> 「あしたのジョー」以外の作品 **の多く** は "梶原一騎" のペンネームで書かれました。

I have searched and found that 「多く」is adverb or adjective and it should be
placed before the particle 「の」. Is the word a kind of noun or particle 「の」can
be placed before adjective?




In this case「多く」is not an adjective or an adverb.  
多く is defined as a noun in Japanese dictionaries.

See weblio（大辞林）, here: <http://www.weblio.jp/content/%E5%A4%9A%E3%81%8F>

There are other nouns that follow a similar pattern, like「近く」and「遠く」.




In this case「多く」is not an adjective or an adverb.  
多く is defined as a noun in Japanese dictionaries.

See weblio（大辞林）, here: <http://www.weblio.jp/content/%E5%A4%9A%E3%81%8F>

There are other nouns that follow a similar pattern, like「近く」and「遠く」.

