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  • 17 - High-Impact Papers

  • from Part III - The Science of Impact
  • Dashun Wang, Northwestern University, Illinois, Albert-László Barabási, Northeastern University, Boston
  • Book:
    The Science of Science
    Published online:
    07 February 2021
    Print publication:
    25 March 2021, pp 184-188

  • 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.