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17 - High-Impact Papers

from Part III - The Science of Impact

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 February 2021

Dashun Wang  and
Albert-László Barabási
Dashun Wang
Affiliation:
Northwestern University, Illinois
Albert-László Barabási
Affiliation:
Northeastern University, Boston
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Summary

Here we explore the mechanisms and drivers behind the impact disparity discussed in the previous chapter, focusing on what factors create high-impact papers and what conditions contribute to the lognormal distribution citations follow. We show how a rich-get-richer phenomenon similar to preferential attachement, growth, and fitness all contribute to the impact of a paper. We describe a fitness model that can effectively represent these dynamics, providing insight into how impact is created in science.

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high-impact papersmechanisms behind impact disparityrich get richer phenomenonpreferential attachmentfirst mover advantagefitnessfitness model
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The Science of Science , pp. 184 - 188
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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