Study on the research evolution of Nobel laureates 2018 based on self-citation network

Purpose Science is a continuum of experiences consisting of authors and their publications, and the authors’ experience is an integral part of their work that gets reflected through self-citations. Thus, self-citations can be employed in measuring the relevance between publications and tracking the evolution of research. The paper aims to discuss this issue. Design/methodology/approach Based on the bibliographic data obtained from Scopus, this...