Identifying Scientific and Technical “Unicorns”

Identifying Scientific and Technical “Unicorns”

Using the metaphor of “unicorn,” we identify the scientific papers and technical patents characterized by the informetric feature of very high citations in the first ten years after publishing, which may provide a new pattern to understand very high impact works in science and technology.

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Published in:Journal of data and information science (Warsaw, Poland) Vol. 6; no. 2; pp. 96 - 115
Main Authors: Xu Lucy L., Qi Miao, Ye Fred Y.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 04-04-2021
Subjects:
citation analysis
patent analysis
scientific paper
technical patent
unicorn
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Summary:Using the metaphor of “unicorn,” we identify the scientific papers and technical patents characterized by the informetric feature of very high citations in the first ten years after publishing, which may provide a new pattern to understand very high impact works in science and technology.
ISSN:2543-683X
DOI:10.2478/jdis-2021-0002