Growth cycles of knowledge

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title:	Growth cycles of knowledge
author:	Szydłowski Marek , Krawiec Adam
journal title:	Scientometrics
volume:	78
issue:	1
date of publication :	2009
pages:	99-111
ISSN:	0138-9130
eISSN:	1588-2861
DOI:	10.1007/s11192-007-1958-7
language:	English
journal language:	English
abstract in English:	We have developed a way of describing the increase with time of the number of papers in a scientific field and apply it to a data base of about 2000 papers on symbolic logic published between 1666 and 1934. We find (a) a general exponential increase in the cumulative total number of papers, (b) oscillations around this due to the appearance of new ideas in the field and the time required for their full incorporation, and (c) exogenously caused fluctuations due to wars and other non-scientific events.
keywords in English:	model of scientific results number, growth cycle, bibliographic data, symbolic logic
number of pulisher's sheets:	0,8
affiliation:	Wydział Zarządzania i Komunikacji Społecznej : Instytut Ekonomii i Zarządzania, Wydział Fizyki, Astronomii i Informatyki Stosowanej : Instytut – Obserwatorium Astronomiczne
type:	journal article
subtype:	academic paper

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