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

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Physics