Yong-Yeol Ahn of Indiana University, Bloomington, Is Next DINS Seminar Speaker

 

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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