Science of science, law of law, and patterns of patents: universal citation dynamics in knowledge systems
Wednesday, January 18, 2023
11 am to 12 noon
Room 316 IS Building
Speaker: Yong-Yeol (YY) Ahn, Associate Professor
Center for Complex Networks and Systems Research
Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering
Indiana University Bloomington
Abstract: Citation is a fundamental way for humans to acquire and expand on existing knowledge. Although many laws and regularities of citation dynamics have been discovered from scientific citations, it is unclear whether and to what extent these regularities are inherent in how humans seek, use, and create knowledge. We show that, despite many stark differences between these systems, the citation dynamics in science, law, and patents share universal patterns. Given the differences in procedure and incentives that exist between judges, inventors, and scientists, our findings suggest that universal citation dynamics may be innate to any cumulative human knowledge system. Our model demonstrates that the evolution of collective attention and a handful of fundamental mechanisms can produce observed universal patterns of citation dynamics.
Zoom Invitation:
Topic: DINS Seminar Series -- Yong-Yeol Ahn
Time: Jan 18, 2023 11:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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