Influence of the principle of least effort across disciplines

Volume: 106, Issue: 3, Pages: 1117 - 1133
Published: Jan 25, 2016
Abstract
This study investigated the influence of the principle of least effort (PLE) introduced by Zipf in his 1949 work, Human Behavior and the Principle of Least Effort: An Introduction to Human Ecology. The influence of the PLE was measured by examining articles across various disciplines published between 1950 and 2013 that cited Zipf's original work. Our findings show that Zipf's law was the most influential concept embedded in the original work,...
Paper Details
Title
Influence of the principle of least effort across disciplines
Published Date
Jan 25, 2016
Volume
106
Issue
3
Pages
1117 - 1133
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