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random impact rule: a standalone construct

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Scientometrics

the finding that a scientist's most cited paper is equally likely to appear anywhere in their sequence of publications, with impact shaped by a stable individual parameter.

In scientometrics, random impact rule refers to the finding that a scientist's most cited paper is equally likely to appear anywhere in their sequence of publications, with impact shaped by a stable individual parameter. This meaning comes from Sinatra (2016) in Science.[1]

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References

Sinatra, R., Wang, D., Deville, P., Song, C., & Barabási, A. (2016). Quantifying the evolution of individual scientific impact. Science, 354(6312). https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aaf5239

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