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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

Citations reflect the cumulative nature of science, where new research builds on previous discoveries. While citations have been previously used to condense and signal knowledge, they have been employed more recently to gauge the scientific impact of a particular paper or discovery. Groundbreaking work, the thinking goes, should be highly cited by other scientists. In Part III, we explore how scientific impact is quantified, focusing less on the producers of science and more on the work that is produced.

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Isaac Newtoncumulative nature of sciencecitationscitations as a signal of knowledgeusing citations to gauge impact
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The Science of Science , pp. 159 - 220
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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