Science Since Babylon

Visualizing knowledge domains

Börner, K., Chen, C., & Boyack, K. W. (2003) · Annual Review of Information Science and Technology · doi:10.1002/aris.1440370106 · Cited by 1,819 · see citing works

The rate of growth in scientific publication and the decline in coverage provided by Science Citation Index

Larsen, P. O., & von Ins, M. (2010) · Scientometrics · doi:10.1007/s11192-010-0202-z · Cited by 964 · see citing works

Growth rates of modern science: a latent piecewise growth curve approach to model publication numbers from established and new literature databases

Bornmann, L., Haunschild, R., & Mutz, R. (2021) · Humanities and Social Sciences Communications · doi:10.1057/s41599-021-00903-w · Cited by 532 · see citing works

From the science of science to Scientometrics visualizing the history of science with HistCite software

Garfield, E. (2009) · Journal of Informetrics · doi:10.1016/j.joi.2009.03.009 · Cited by 458 · see citing works

Accounting narratives and the narrative turn in accounting research: Issues, theory, methodology, methods and a research framework

BEATTIE, V. A. (2014) · The British Accounting Review · doi:10.1016/j.bar.2014.05.001 · Cited by 371 · see citing works

Theories of citation?

Leydesdorff, L. (1998) · Scientometrics · doi:10.1007/bf02458391 · Cited by 347 · see citing works

A meta-analysis of outcome studies of Keller's personalized system of instruction.

Kulik, J. A., Kulik, C. C., & Cohen, P. A. (1979) · American Psychologist · doi:10.1037/0003-066x.34.4.307 · Cited by 322 · see citing works

A billion-dollar donation: estimating the cost of researchers’ time spent on peer review

Aczel, B., Szaszi, B., & Holcombe, A. O. (2021) · Research Integrity and Peer Review · doi:10.1186/s41073-021-00118-2 · Cited by 306 · see citing works

On the origins of bibliometrics

Godin, B. (2006) · Scientometrics · doi:10.1007/s11192-006-0086-0 · Cited by 290 · see citing works

Pathfinder networks and author cocitation analysis: A remapping of paradigmatic information scientists

White, H. D. (2003) · Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology · doi:10.1002/asi.10228 · Cited by 285 · see citing works

Tracking and predicting growth areas in science

Small, H. G. (2006) · Scientometrics · doi:10.1007/s11192-006-0132-y · Cited by 285 · see citing works

“Excellence R Us”: university research and the fetishisation of excellence

Moore, S., Neylon, C., Eve, M. P., O’Donnell, D. P., & Pattinson, D. (2017) · Humanities and Social Sciences Communications · doi:10.1057/palcomms.2016.105 · Cited by 267 · see citing works

The International Handbook of Virtual Learning Environments

Weiss, J., Trifonas, P. P., Nolan, J., & Hunsinger, J. (2006) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-1-4020-3803-7 · Cited by 246 · see citing works

“They Are All Organizations”: The Cultural Roots of Blurring Between the Nonprofit, Business, and Government Sectors

Bromley, P., & Meyer, J. W. (2014) · Administration & Society · doi:10.1177/0095399714548268 · Cited by 247 · see citing works

Characterizing and Modeling Citation Dynamics

Eom, Y.-H., & Fortunato, S. (2011) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0024926 · Cited by 192 · see citing works

The citation culture

Wouters, P. F. (1999) · UvA-DARE (University of Amsterdam) · Cited by 180 · see citing works

The Invisible College Reconsidered

Lievrouw, L. A. (1989) · Communication Research · doi:10.1177/009365089016005004 · Cited by 170 · see citing works

Meta-analysis of scientometric research of knowledge management: discovering the identity of the discipline

Serenko, A. (2013) · Journal of Knowledge Management · doi:10.1108/jkm-05-2013-0166 · Cited by 168 · see citing works

Some aspects of the analysis of size spectra in aquatic ecology

Vidondo, B., Prairie, Y. T., Blanco, J. M., & Duarte, C. M. (1997) · Limnology and Oceanography · doi:10.4319/lo.1997.42.1.0184 · Cited by 161 · see citing works

Emerging research fronts in science and technology: patterns of new knowledge development

Upham, S. P., & Small, H. G. (2009) · Scientometrics · doi:10.1007/s11192-009-0051-9 · Cited by 160 · see citing works

Netting Scholars

Koku, E. F., Nazer, N., & Wellman, B. (2001) · American Behavioral Scientist · doi:10.1177/00027640121958023 · Cited by 157 · see citing works

Search Regimes and the Industrial Dynamics of Science

Bonaccorsi, A. J. (2008) · Minerva · doi:10.1007/s11024-008-9101-3 · Cited by 155 · see citing works

Career Attributes and Network Structure: A Blockmodel Study of a Biomedical Research Specialty

Breiger, R. L. (1976) · American Sociological Review · doi:10.2307/2094376 · Cited by 155 · see citing works

Sequence stratigraphy as a scientific enterprise: the evolution and persistence of conflicting paradigms

Miall, A. D., & Miall, C. E. (2001) · Earth-Science Reviews · doi:10.1016/s0012-8252(00)00041-6 · Cited by 143 · see citing works

Invited Review Article: Bibliometrics and Evaluation of Research Performance

Luukkonen, T. (1990) · Annals of Medicine · doi:10.3109/07853899009147259 · Cited by 137 · see citing works

Order and complexity in dynamical systems: Homeodynamics as a generalized mechanics for biology

Yates, F. E. (1994) · Mathematical and Computer Modelling · doi:10.1016/0895-7177(94)90189-9 · Cited by 131 · see citing works

Journal maps on the basis of Scopus data: A comparison with the Journal Citation Reports of the ISI

Loet Leydesdorff, A., Anegón, F. D. M., & Guerrero‐Bote, V. P. (2009) · Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology · doi:10.1002/asi.21250 · Cited by 130 · see citing works

In matters of quantitative studies of science the fault of theorists is offering too little and asking too much

van Raan, A. F. J. (1998) · Scientometrics · doi:10.1007/bf02458401 · Cited by 116 · see citing works

The Information-Seeking Habits and Practices of Engineers

Pinelli, T. E. (1991) · Science & Technology Libraries · doi:10.1300/j122v11n03_02 · Cited by 125 · see citing works

What are the social and scientific benefits of participating at academic conferences? Insights from a survey among doctoral students and postdocs in Germany

Hauss, K. (2020) · Research Evaluation · doi:10.1093/reseval/rvaa018 · Cited by 123 · see citing works

Information extraction from scientific articles: a survey

Nasar, Z., Jaffry, S. W., & Malik, M. K. (2018) · Scientometrics · doi:10.1007/s11192-018-2921-5 · Cited by 122 · see citing works

The Next Thirty Years: Concepts, Methods and Anticipations

Emery, F. E. (1967) · Human Relations · doi:10.1177/001872676702000301 · Cited by 112 · see citing works

Publication Trends in Bariatric Surgery: a Bibliometric Study

Dabi, Y., Darrigues, L., Katsahian, S., Azoulay, D., Antonio, M. D., & Lazzati, A. (2016) · Obesity Surgery · doi:10.1007/s11695-016-2160-x · Cited by 109 · see citing works

Citation classics published in knowledge management journals. Part I: articles and their characteristics

Serenko, A., & Dumay, J. (2015) · Journal of Knowledge Management · doi:10.1108/jkm-06-2014-0220 · Cited by 108 · see citing works

The intellectual core and impact of the knowledge management academic discipline

Serenko, A., & Bontis, N. (2013) · Journal of Knowledge Management · doi:10.1108/13673271311300840 · Cited by 101 · see citing works

The science of the struggle for existence: on the foundations of ecology

(2004) · Choice Reviews Online · doi:10.5860/choice.41-5286 · Cited by 98 · see citing works

The Nature of Scientific Integration

Bechtel, W. (1986) · Science and philosophy · doi:10.1007/978-94-010-9435-1_1 · Cited by 97 · see citing works

The Production of Economic Literature: An Interpretation

Lovell, M. C. (1973) · Journal of Economic Literature · Cited by 93 · see citing works

The explosion of knowledge, references, and citations: Psychology's unique response to a crisis.

Adair, J. G., & Vohra, N. (2003) · American Psychologist · doi:10.1037/0003-066x.58.1.15 · Cited by 90 · see citing works

Must There Be a Balance of Nature?

Cooper, G. J. (2001) · Biology & Philosophy · doi:10.1023/a:1011935220219 · Cited by 88 · see citing works

Scholarly communication and epistemic cultures

Cronin, B. (2003) · New Review of Academic Librarianship · doi:10.1080/13614530410001692004 · Cited by 85 · see citing works

Reconsidering Price's model of scientific growth: An overview

Cano, A. F., Torralbo, M. V., & Vallejo, M. (2004) · Scientometrics · doi:10.1023/b:scie.0000045112.11562.11 · Cited by 85 · see citing works

How Much Do You Have to Publish to Get a Job in a Top Sociology Department? Or to Get Tenure? Trends over a Generation

Warren, J. (2019) · Sociological Science · doi:10.15195/v6.a7 · Cited by 83 · see citing works

Knowledge Epidemics and Population Dynamics Models for Describing Idea Diffusion

Vitanov, N. K., & Ausloos, M. (2011) · Understanding complex systems · doi:10.1007/978-3-642-23068-4_3 · Cited by 82 · see citing works

Visualization of the citation impact environments of scientific journals: An online mapping exercise

Loet Leydesdorff, A. (2006) · Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology · doi:10.1002/asi.20406 · Cited by 81 · see citing works

Applying diffusion theory to destination stakeholder understanding of sustainable tourism development: a case from Thailand

Dabphet, S., Scott, N., & Ruhanen, L. (2012) · Journal of Sustainable Tourism · doi:10.1080/09669582.2012.673618 · Cited by 79 · see citing works

Scientometric studies on chemistry I: The exponential growth of chemical substances, 1800–1995

Schummer, J. (1997) · Scientometrics · doi:10.1007/bf02457433 · Cited by 77 · see citing works

The Mechanical Philosophy and its Problems: Mechanical Explanations, Impenetrability, and Perpetual Motion

Gabbey, A. (1985) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-94-009-6525-6_2 · Cited by 76 · see citing works

The Scientific Article in the Age of Digitization

Owen, J. M. (2006) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/1-4020-5340-1 · Cited by 73 · see citing works

A scientometrics law about co-authors and their ranking: the co-author core

Ausloos, M. (2013) · Scientometrics · doi:10.1007/s11192-012-0936-x · Cited by 67 · see citing works

Charisma, Recognition, and the Motivation of Scientists

Gustin, B. H. (1973) · American Journal of Sociology · doi:10.1086/225425 · Cited by 68 · see citing works

Patents, Citations and Innovations: Tracing the Links

Trajtenberg, M. (1987) · National Bureau of Economic Research · doi:10.3386/w2457 · Cited by 66 · see citing works

Referenced Publication Years Spectroscopy applied to iMetrics: Scientometrics, Journal of Informetrics, and a relevant subset of JASIST

Loet Leydesdorff, A., Bornmann, L., Marx, W., & Milojević, S. (2013) · Journal of Informetrics · doi:10.1016/j.joi.2013.11.006 · Cited by 61 · see citing works

Do Healthy Cities Work? A Logic of Method for Assessing Impact and Outcome of Healthy Cities

de Leeuw, E. (2011) · Journal of Urban Health · doi:10.1007/s11524-011-9617-y · Cited by 65 · see citing works

Scientific Communication and Cognitive Codification

Loet Leydesdorff, A. (2007) · European Journal of Social Theory · doi:10.1177/1368431007080701 · Cited by 65 · see citing works

The Methodological Basis of Defining Research Trends and Fronts

Мазов, Н. А., Гуреев, В. Н., & Глинских, В. Н. (2020) · Scientific and Technical Information Processing · doi:10.3103/s0147688220040036 · Cited by 60 · see citing works

Systematic review: a scientometric analysis of the status, trends and challenges in the application of digital technology to cultural heritage conservation (2019–2024)

Li, W., Xie, Q., Ao, J., Lin, H., Ji, S., Yang, M., & Sun, J. (2025) · npj Heritage Science · doi:10.1038/s40494-025-01636-8 · Cited by 60 · see citing works

States of secrecy: an introduction

Vermeir, K., & Margócsy, D. (2012) · The British Journal for the History of Science · doi:10.1017/s0007087412000052 · Cited by 58 · see citing works

Information science as "Little Science":The implications of a bibliometric analysis of theJournal of the American Society for Information Science

Koehler, W. (2001) · Scientometrics · doi:10.1023/a:1010516712215 · Cited by 58 · see citing works

The economics of science

Diamond, A. M. (1996) · Knowledge, technology & policy/Knowledge in society/Knowledge, technology, & policy · doi:10.1007/bf02696298 · Cited by 58 · see citing works

Computer applications in the fields of library housekeeping and information processing

KIMBER, R. T. (1967) · Data Technologies and Applications · doi:10.1108/eb046574 · Cited by 58 · see citing works

From Butyribacterium to E. coli : An Essay on Unity in Biochemistry

Friedmann, H. (2004) · Perspectives in biology and medicine · doi:10.1353/pbm.2004.0007 · Cited by 56 · see citing works

Contingency Theory: Science Or Technology?

Betts, S. C. (2011) · Journal of Business & Economics Research (JBER) · doi:10.19030/jber.v1i8.3044 · Cited by 57 · see citing works

The application of evolution models in scientometrics

Bruckner, E., Ebeling, W., & Scharnhorst, A. (1990) · Scientometrics · doi:10.1007/bf02019160 · Cited by 56 · see citing works

Cost of the NSERC Science Grant Peer Review System Exceeds the Cost of Giving Every Qualified Researcher a Baseline Grant

Gordon, R., & Poulin, B. J. (2009) · Accountability in Research · doi:10.1080/08989620802689821 · Cited by 55 · see citing works

Interpretable machine learning for materials design

Dean, J., Scheffler, M., Purcell, T. A. R., Barabash, S. V., Bhowmik, R., & Bazhirov, T. (2023) · Journal of materials research/Pratt's guide to venture capital sources · doi:10.1557/s43578-023-01164-w · Cited by 54 · see citing works

Generating clustered journal maps: an automated system for hierarchical classification

Loet Leydesdorff, A., Bornmann, L., & Wagner, C. S. (2017) · Scientometrics · doi:10.1007/s11192-016-2226-5 · Cited by 54 · see citing works

Fifty years progress in soil physics

Philip, J. R. (1974) · Geoderma · doi:10.1016/0016-7061(74)90021-4 · Cited by 53 · see citing works

An author keyword analysis for mapping Sport Sciences

González, L.-M., García‐Massó, X., Pardo, A., Peset, F., & Devís‐Devís, J. (2018) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0201435 · Cited by 52 · see citing works

Termination: Themes and issues

Novick, J. (1982) · Psychoanalytic Inquiry · doi:10.1080/07351698209533458 · Cited by 52 · see citing works

Beyond the holy grail: From citation theory to indicator theories

Wouters, P. F. (1999) · Scientometrics · doi:10.1007/bf02458496 · Cited by 49 · see citing works

Frequency distributions of scientific performance a bibliography of Lotka's law and related phenomena

Vlachý, J. (1978) · Scientometrics · doi:10.1007/bf02016844 · Cited by 49 · see citing works

Opening the box: Comparing EU and US scientific output by scientific field

Horta, H., & Veloso, F. M. (2007) · Technological Forecasting and Social Change · doi:10.1016/j.techfore.2007.02.013 · Cited by 48 · see citing works

Scholarly Networks as Learning Communities

Koku, E. F., & Wellman, B. (2004) · Cambridge University Press eBooks · doi:10.1017/cbo9780511805080.015 · Cited by 47 · see citing works

Population size, knowledge stock, and other determinants of agricultural publication and patenting: England, 1541–1850

Simon, J. L., & Sullivan, R. J. (1989) · Explorations in Economic History · doi:10.1016/0014-4983(89)90003-x · Cited by 46 · see citing works

Peer Review: From “Sacred Ideals” to “Profane Realities”

Johnson, D. R., & Hermanowicz, J. C. (2017) · Higher education · doi:10.1007/978-3-319-48983-4_10 · Cited by 46 · see citing works

The Anglophone International(e)

Fejes, A., & Nylander, E. (2014) · Adult Education Quarterly · doi:10.1177/0741713614528025 · Cited by 46 · see citing works

Toward a Theory of Intellectual Change: The Social Causes of Philosophies

Collins, R. (1989) · Science Technology & Human Values · doi:10.1177/016224398901400201 · Cited by 46 · see citing works

Reduction, Integration, and the Unity of Science

Bechtel, W., & Hamilton, A. L. (2007) · Elsevier eBooks · doi:10.1016/b978-044451548-3/50009-4 · Cited by 45 · see citing works

Project Management Software Usage Patterns and Suggested Research Directions for Future Developments

Pollack‐Johnson, B., & Liberatore, M. J. (1998) · Project Management Journal · doi:10.1177/875697289802900205 · Cited by 45 · see citing works

The Web of Scientometrics

Schubert, A. P. (2002) · Scientometrics · doi:10.1023/a:1014886202425 · Cited by 44 · see citing works

Exponential Growth and the Shifting Global Center of Gravity of Science Production, 1900–2011

Zhang, L., Powell, J. J. W., & Baker, D. P. (2015) · Change The Magazine of Higher Learning · doi:10.1080/00091383.2015.1053777 · Cited by 42 · see citing works

Proliferation dynamics in new sciences

Bonaccorsi, A. J., & Vargas, J. (2010) · Research Policy · doi:10.1016/j.respol.2010.05.002 · Cited by 42 · see citing works

El crecimiento de la literatura sobre la ley de Bradford

Alvarado, R. U. (2016) · Investigación Bibliotecológica Archivonomía Bibliotecología e Información · doi:10.1016/j.ibbai.2016.02.003 · Cited by 42 · see citing works

Estimating the diffusion models of crisis information in micro blog

Wei, J., Bu, B., & Liang, L. (2012) · Journal of Informetrics · doi:10.1016/j.joi.2012.06.005 · Cited by 41 · see citing works

Causality Is Logically Definable—Toward an Equilibrium-Based Computing Paradigm of Quantum Agent and Quantum Intelligence (QAQI) (Survey and Research)

Zhang, W.-R., & Peace, K. E. (2014) · Journal of Quantum Information Science · doi:10.4236/jqis.2014.44021 · Cited by 42 · see citing works

Theoretical studies of the historical development of the accounting discipline: A review and evidence

BEATTIE, V. A., & Davie, E. (2006) · Accounting Business & Financial History · doi:10.1080/09585200500505490 · Cited by 41 · see citing works

Industrial revolution and mortality revolution: Two of a kind?

Easterlin, R. A. (1995) · Journal of Evolutionary Economics · doi:10.1007/bf01194368 · Cited by 41 · see citing works

Transitive Reduction of Citation Networks

Clough, J. R., Evans, T., & Loach, T. (2014) · Figshare · doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.834935.v8 · Cited by 46 · see citing works

Information Revolutions, the Information Society, and the Future of the History of Information Science

Rayward, W. B. (2014) · Library trends · doi:10.1353/lib.2014.0001 · Cited by 40 · see citing works

Social epistemology from Jesse Shera to Steve Fuller

Zandonade, T. (2004) · Illinois Digital Environment for Access to Learning and Scholarship (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) · Cited by 40 · see citing works

The information economy: the history of a concept through its measurement, 1949–2005

Godin, B. (2008) · History and Technology · doi:10.1080/07341510801900334 · Cited by 39 · see citing works

Outline for a History of Science Measurement

Godin, B. (2002) · Science Technology & Human Values · doi:10.1177/016224390202700101 · Cited by 40 · see citing works

50 Years of Engineering Management Through the Lens of the IEEE Transactions

Allen, T. J., & Sosa, M. L. (2004) · IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management · doi:10.1109/tem.2004.836361 · Cited by 39 · see citing works

Masks of the Universe: Changing Ideas on the Nature of the Cosmos

Harrison, E. (2009) · Cambridge University Press eBooks · doi:10.1017/cbo9780511536564 · Cited by 15 · see citing works

Parameters of Technological Growth

Starr, C., & Rudman, R. L. (1973) · Science · doi:10.1126/science.182.4110.358 · Cited by 39 · see citing works

Understanding Science

Griffith, B. C. (1989) · Communication Research · doi:10.1177/009365089016005003 · Cited by 39 · see citing works

University productivity in Sweden: a demonstration and explanatory analysis for economics and business programs

Sarafoglou, N., & Haynes, K. E. (1996) · The Annals of Regional Science · doi:10.1007/bf01580523 · Cited by 38 · see citing works

The Emerging Information Professional.

Crickman, R. (1979) · Illinois Digital Environment for Access to Learning and Scholarship (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) · Cited by 37 · see citing works

Innovation Without the Word: William F. Ogburn’s Contribution to the Study of Technological Innovation

Godin, B. (2010) · Minerva · doi:10.1007/s11024-010-9151-1 · Cited by 37 · see citing works

The Science of Science

Fox, R., Garluny, M., Hooke, R., & Seeger, R. J. (1966) · American Journal of Physics · doi:10.1119/1.1972839

Science and Civilization

Webb, W. S. (1950) · American Journal of Physics · doi:10.1119/1.1932585 · Cited by 32 · see citing works

Remarkable Explorations in Babylonia

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Book Commentary: Science Since Babylon, Derek J. de Solla Price.

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Babylonian Cosmology

MacPherson, H. (1916) · Scientific American · doi:10.1038/scientificamerican05271916-346asupp