Towards the discovery of scientific revolutions in scientometric data

Authored by Langhe Rogier de

Date Published: 2017

DOI: 10.1007/s11192-016-2108-x

Sponsors: Flanders Research Foundation

Platforms: NetLogo

Model Documentation: Other Narrative Pseudocode

Model Code URLs: Model code not found

Abstract

Paradigms and revolutions are popular concepts in science studies and beyond, yet their meaning is notoriously vague and their existence is widely disputed. Drawing on recent developments in agent-based modeling and scientometric data, this paper offers a precise conceptualization of paradigms and their dynamics, as well as a number of hypotheses that could in principle be used to test for the existence of scientific revolutions in scientometric data.

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Dynamics complex adaptive system Model paradigm Science Impact Agent-based model Citation Revolution