Stochastic modeling of citation slips

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We present empirical data on frequency and pattern of misprints in citations to twelve high-profile papers. We find that the distribution of misprints, ranked by frequency of their repetition, follows Zipf's law. We propose a stochastic model of citation process, which explains these findings, and leads to the conclusion that 70-90% of scientific citations are copied from the lists of references used in other papers.
Some corrections and additions. To appear in Scientometrics

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Disordered Systems and Neural Networks, Physics and Society

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http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/23190

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https://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0401529
 http://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0401529
 Scientometrics, vol 62, No.3, pp. 367-384, 2005

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