Signals in science - On the importance of signaling in gaining attention in science |
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Authors: | Hendrik P van Dalen K?ne Henkens |
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Affiliation: | 1.Erasmus University Rotterdam, Department of Economics, SEOR-ECRI and Tinbergen Institute (Rotterdam, The Netherlands); Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute (NIDI);2.Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute (NIDI) |
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Abstract: | Which signals are important in gaining attention in science? For a group of 1,371 scientific articles published in 17 demography
journals in the years 1990-1992 we track their influence and discern which signals are important in receiving citations. Three
types of signals are examined: the author's reputation (as producer of the idea), the journal (as the broker of the idea),
and the state of uncitedness (as an indication of the assessment by the scientific community of an idea). The empirical analysis
points out that, first, the reputation of journals plays an overriding role in gaining attention in science. Second, in contrast
to common wisdom, the state of uncitedness does not affect the future probability of being cited. And third, the reputation
of a journal may help to get late recognition (so-called sleeping beauties) as well as generate 'flash-in-the-pans': immediately
noted articles but apparently not very influential in the long run. |
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