Stochastic modeling of citation slips

被引:67
作者
Simkin, MV [1 ]
Roychowdhury, VP [1 ]
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[1] Univ Calif Los Angeles, Dept Elect Engn, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA
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10.1007/s11192-005-0028-2
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TP39 [计算机的应用];
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081203 ; 0835 ;
摘要
We present empirical data on frequency and pattern of misprints in citations to twelve high-profile papers. We find that the distribution of misprints, ranked by frequency of their repetition, follows Zipfs law. We propose a stochastic model of citation process, which explains these findings, and leads to the conclusion that about 70-90% of scientific citations are copied from the lists of references used in other papers.
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页码:367 / 384
页数:18
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