197 citations · 225 across the 3 of their papers we have counts for
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Macroeconomic forecasting with statistically validated knowledge graphs
Sonja Tilly, Giacomo Livan
This study leverages narrative from global newspapers to construct theme-based knowledge graphs about world events, demonstrating that features extracted from such graphs improve f…
A network perspective on intermedia agenda-setting
Samuel Stern, Giacomo Livan, Robert E. Smith
In Communication Theory, intermedia agenda-setting refers to the influence that different news sources may have on each other, and how this subsequently affects the breadth of info…
Don't follow the leader: How ranking performance reduces meritocracy
Giacomo Livan
In the name of meritocracy, modern economies devote increasing amounts of resources to quantifying and ranking the performance of individuals and organisations. Rankings send out p…
Achieving competitive advantage in academia through early career coauthorship with top scientists
Weihua Li, Tomaso Aste, Fabio Caccioli +1
We quantify the long term impact that the coauthorship with established top-cited scientists has on the career of junior researchers in four different scientific disciplines. Throu…
Reciprocity and success in academic careers
Weihua Li, Tomaso Aste, Fabio Caccioli +1
The growing importance of citation-based bibliometric indicators in shaping the prospects of academic careers incentivizes scientists to boost the numbers of citations they receive…
When facts fail: Bias, polarisation and truth in social networks
Orowa Sikder, Robert E. Smith, Pierpaolo Vivo +1
Online social networks provide users with unprecedented opportunities to engage with diverse opinions. At the same time, they enable confirmation bias on large scales by empowering…