The nearly universal link between the age of past knowledge and tomorrow’s breakthroughs in science and technology: The hotspot
Abstract
Papers or patents that cite past work of a particular age distribution double their chances of being a hit.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Apr 07, 2017
- Source ID
- 10.1126/sciadv.1601315
Entities
People
- Ben Jones
- Brian Uzzi
- Daniel M. Romero
- Satyam Mukherjee
Organizations
- National Bureau of Economic Research
- Northwestern University
- University of Michigan