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Egocentric cocitation networks and scientific papers destinies

Yoann Pitarch

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To what extent is the destiny of a scientific paper shaped by the cocitation network in which it is involved? What are the social contexts that can explain these structuring? Using bibliometric data, interviews with researchers, and social network analysis, this article proposes a typology based on egocentric cocitation networks that displays a quadruple structuring (before and after publication): polarization, clusterization, atomization, and attrition. It shows that the academic capital of the authors and the intellectual resources of their research are key factors of these destinies, as are the social relations between the authors concerned. The circumstances of the publishing are also correlated with the structuring of the egocentric cocitation networks, showing how socially embedded they are. Finally, the article discusses the contribution of these original networks to the analyze of scientific production and its dynamics.

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halshs-03956571 , version 1 (25-01-2023)

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Béatrice Milard, Yoann Pitarch. Egocentric cocitation networks and scientific papers destinies. Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 2022, 74 (4), pp.415-433. ⟨10.1002/asi.24732⟩. ⟨halshs-03956571⟩
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