Original paper
Concentration of the Most-Cited Papers in the Scientific Literature: Analysis of Journal Ecosystems
Abstract
A minority of scientific journals publishes the majority of scientific papers and receives the majority of citations. The extent of concentration of the most influential articles is less well known.The 100 most-cited papers in the last decade in each of 21 scientific fields were analyzed; fields were considered as ecosystems and their "species" (journal) diversity was evaluated. Only 9% of journals in Journal Citation Reports had published at...
Paper Details
Title
Concentration of the Most-Cited Papers in the Scientific Literature: Analysis of Journal Ecosystems
Published Date
Dec 20, 2006
Journal
Volume
1
Issue
1
Pages
e5 - e5
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