TY - GEN
T1 - Towards the development of an indicator of conformity
AU - Klavans, Richard
AU - Boyack, Kevin W.
AU - Sorensen, Aaron A.
AU - Chen, Chaomei
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - An indicator of conformity - the tendency for a scientific paper to reinforce existing belief systems - is introduced. This indicator is based on a computational theory of innovation, where an author's belief systems are compared to socio-cognitive norms. Evidence of the validity of the indicator is provided using a sample of 4180 high impact papers in two experiments. The first experiment is based on a 10 year model of the scientific literature. The robustness of the first experiment is tested using an alternative method for calculating the indicator and two 16-year models of the scientific literature.
AB - An indicator of conformity - the tendency for a scientific paper to reinforce existing belief systems - is introduced. This indicator is based on a computational theory of innovation, where an author's belief systems are compared to socio-cognitive norms. Evidence of the validity of the indicator is provided using a sample of 4180 high impact papers in two experiments. The first experiment is based on a 10 year model of the scientific literature. The robustness of the first experiment is tested using an alternative method for calculating the indicator and two 16-year models of the scientific literature.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84896822062
SN - 9783200031357
T3 - Proceedings of ISSI 2013 - 14th International Society of Scientometrics and Informetrics Conference
SP - 1726
EP - 1737
BT - Proceedings of ISSI 2013 - 14th International Society of Scientometrics and Informetrics Conference
T2 - 14th International Society of Scientometrics and Informetrics Conference, ISSI 2013
Y2 - 15 July 2013 through 20 July 2013
ER -