The Life Cycle of Scholarly Articles across Fields of Research

Published: May 1, 2017
Abstract
Aggregate citation behavior plays a key role in scientific knowledge diffusion, as citations document the collective and cumulative nature of knowledge production. Additionally, citations are commonly taken as input for several influential evaluative metrics used to assess researchers’ performance. Nevertheless, little effort has been devoted to understanding and quantifying how article citations evolve over the years following an article’s...
Paper Details
Title
The Life Cycle of Scholarly Articles across Fields of Research
Published Date
May 1, 2017
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