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| ¡ | Some random
processes can also result in |
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| Zipfian
behavior: |
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| l | At the
beginning there is one “seminal" paper. |
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| l | Every
sequential paper makes at most ten citations |
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| (or cites all
preceding papers if their number does |
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| not exceed
ten). |
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| l | All preceding
papers have an equal probability to |
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| be cited. |
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| ¡ | Result: A
Zipfian curve, with a≈1. |
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| What’s your
conclusion? |
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