Citation networks in high energy physics

S. Lehmann, B. Lautrup, and A. D. Jackson
Phys. Rev. E 68, 026113 – Published 15 August 2003
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Abstract

The citation network constituted by the SPIRES database is investigated empirically. The probability that a given paper in the SPIRES database has k citations is well described by simple power laws, P(k)kα, with α1.2 for k less than 50 citations and α2.3 for 50 or more citations. A consideration of citation distribution by subfield shows that the citation patterns of high energy physics form a remarkably homogeneous network. Further, we utilize the knowledge of the citation distributions to demonstrate the extreme improbability that the citation records of selected individuals and institutions have been obtained by a random draw on the resulting distribution.

  • Received 16 December 2002

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.68.026113

©2003 American Physical Society

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S. Lehmann, B. Lautrup, and A. D. Jackson

  • The Niels Bohr Institute, Blegdamsvej 17, DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark

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Vol. 68, Iss. 2 — August 2003

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