Scientific influence is not always visible: The phenomenon of under-cited influential publications

Xiaojun Hu and Ronald Rousseau

Journal of Informetrics, 2016, vol. 10, issue 4, 1079-1091

Abstract: In this submission we introduce the notion of under-cited influential publications and show that these publications are like “wake-up switches” for significant follow-up research. To be considered an under-cited influential article we require an article to meet three requirements. One is on the level of received number of citations (first generation citations), while the two other ones take subsequent citation generations into account. In general terms these three conditions are:

Keywords: Under-cited publications; Nobel prize winners; Follow-up research; Promoters of influential research (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.joi.2016.10.002

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