An introduction to the theory of citing

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Statistical analysis of repeat misprints in scientific citations leads to the conclusion that about 80% of scientific citations are copied from the lists of references used in othe papers. Based on this finding a mathematical theory of citing is constructed. It leads to the conclusion that a large number of citations does not have to be a result of paper's extraordinary qualities, but can be explained by the ordinary law of chances.

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Statistics Theory, Physics and Society

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http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/131302

Consulte el texto completo en el siguiente enlace:

https://arxiv.org/abs/math/0701086
 http://arxiv.org/abs/math/0701086
 Significance, vol 3, no 4, pp 179-181 (2006)

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