Matthew effects in science and the serial diffusion of ideas: Testing old ideas with new methods
AbstractThe Matthew effect has become a standard concept in science studies and beyond to describe processes of cumulative advantage. Despite its wide success, a rigorous quantitative analysis for Merton’s original case for Matthew effects—the Nobel Prize—is still missing. This paper...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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The MIT Press
2021-01-01
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| Series: | Quantitative Science Studies |
| Online Access: | https://direct.mit.edu/qss/article/2/2/505/98117/Matthew-effects-in-science-and-the-serial |