5 papers
A Network Map of The Witcher
Milan Janosov
The Witcher, a fantasy novel series by Andrzej Sapkowski, has inspired multiple computer games and was even launched on Netflix in 2019, with the latest season airing in December 2…
Network Science Predicts Who Dies Next in Game of Thrones
Milan Janosov
Social network analysis and machine learning have found countless applications in recent years. As an example, this short project was carried out in 2017 and was followed by some m…
Asimov's Foundation -- turning a data story into an NFT artwork
Milán Janosov, Flóra Borsi
In this piece, we overview Isaac Asimov's most iconic work, the Foundation series, with two primary goals: to provide quantitative insights about the novels and bridge data science…
Success and luck in creative careers
Milan Janosov, Federico Battiston, Roberta Sinatra
Luck is considered to be a crucial ingredient to achieve impact in all creative domains, despite their diversity. For instance, in science, the movie industry, music, and art, the…
What increases (social) media attention: Research impact, author prominence or title attractiveness?
Olga Zagovora, Katrin Weller, Milan Janosov +2
Do only major scientific breakthroughs hit the news and social media, or does a 'catchy' title help to attract public attention? How strong is the connection between the importance…