Construct · 1 fields · 1 citations

first-mover advantage in scientific publication: a standalone construct

One name. One construct. A landmark on the map.

● anchor · a standalone construct Nearest construct by meaning·not indexed

A single standalone construct; nearby constructs are located against it in the Collider. Tap a field for its definition, unit, and measures.

Bibliometrics

the extra citations the earliest papers in a new field receive just for coming first, beyond what their content alone would predict.

In bibliometrics, first-mover advantage in scientific publication refers to the extra citations the earliest papers in a new field receive just for coming first, beyond what their content alone would predict. This meaning comes from Newman (2009) in EPL (Europhysics Letters).[1]

Unit
Recovery means
Measured by

Run it through the Collider, or take the citations with you.

See how first-mover advantage in scientific publication sits against neighbouring constructs in the Collider, or export every reference on this page in one click.

Open in Collider Export BibTeX Report this entry

Nearby constructs

field3 fields · 5 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs first-mover advantage1 fields · 1 citationsanchor · a standalone construct

References

Newman, M. E. J. (2009). The first-mover advantage in scientific publication. EPL (Europhysics Letters), 86(6), 68001. https://doi.org/10.1209/0295-5075/86/68001

Cited on this page?

Confirm your construct, or correct us.

If your work is cited behind one of these entries, you know better than we do whether we captured the meaning right. Confirm it, suggest an edit, or dispute it, and your name goes on the entry as an author who has checked it, linked to your ORCID.

Claim your construct