Identifying Scientific and Technical “Unicorns”

Xu Lucy L.; Qi Miao; Ye Fred Y.

doi:10.2478/jdis-2021-0002

Journal of Data and Information Science (Sep 2020)

Identifying Scientific and Technical “Unicorns”

Xu Lucy L.,
Qi Miao,
Ye Fred Y.

Affiliations

Xu Lucy L.: Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Data Engineering and Knowledge Service, School of Information Management, Nanjing University, Nanjing210023, China
Qi Miao: Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Data Engineering and Knowledge Service, School of Information Management, Nanjing University, Nanjing210023, China
Ye Fred Y.: Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Data Engineering and Knowledge Service, School of Information Management, Nanjing University, Nanjing210023, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jdis-2021-0002
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 6, no. 2
pp. 96 – 115

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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.

Published in Journal of Data and Information Science

ISSN: 2096-157X (Print); 2543-683X (Online)
Publisher: Sciendo
Country of publisher: Poland
LCC subjects: Technology: Technology (General): Industrial engineering. Management engineering: Information technology; Science: Mathematics: Instruments and machines: Electronic computers. Computer science
Website: https://sciendo.com/journal/JDIS

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