The Frequency Distribution of Scientific Productivity¶
Lotka, A. J. (1926). The Frequency Distribution of Scientific Productivity.
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- Lotka's Law
- Lotka's Law is an empirical bibliometric regularity, formulated by Alfred Lotka in 1926, observing that the number of authors producing exactly n scientific papers is approximately proportional to 1/n^2: for every author who publishes 10 papers there are roughly 100 who publish 1, and for every author who publishes 100 there are roughly 10,000 single-paper contributors
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“The frequency distribution of scientific productivity.”
- Lotka's Law is an empirical bibliometric regularity, formulated by Alfred Lotka in 1926, observing that the number of authors producing exactly n scientific papers is approximately proportional to 1/n^2: for every author who publishes 10 papers there are roughly 100 who publish 1, and for every author who publishes 100 there are roughly 10,000 single-paper contributors
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