Synchronized bursts of productivity and success in individual careers

Synchronized bursts of productivity and success in individual careers

Notwithstanding a significant understanding of epidemic processes in biological, social, financial, and geophysical systems, little is known about contagion behavior in individual productivity and success. We introduce an epidemic model to study the contagion of scholarly productivity and YouTube su...

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Published in:Scientific reports Vol. 12; no. 1; pp. 7637 - 7
Main Authors: Ram, Sumit Kumar, Nandan, Shyam, Boulebnane, Sami, Sornette, Didier
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 10-05-2022
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Efficiency
Epidemic models
Epidemics
Humanities and Social Sciences
multidisciplinary
Productivity
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
Success
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Summary:Notwithstanding a significant understanding of epidemic processes in biological, social, financial, and geophysical systems, little is known about contagion behavior in individual productivity and success. We introduce an epidemic model to study the contagion of scholarly productivity and YouTube success. Our analysis reveals the existence of synchronized bursts in individual productivity and success, which are likely mediated by sustained flows of information within the networks.
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ISSN:2045-2322
2045-2322
DOI:10.1038/s41598-022-10837-1