316 citations · 1.8k across the 23 of their papers we have counts for
Showing 2012Show all
2 papers · 1 filter
physics.soc-ph2012★ 191 cited
Languages cool as they expand: Allometric scaling and the decreasing need for new words
Alexander M. Petersen, Joel N. Tenenbaum, Shlomo Havlin +2
We analyze the occurrence frequencies of over 15 million words recorded in millions of books published during the past two centuries in seven different languages. For all languages…
physics.soc-ph2012★ 191 cited
Persistence and Uncertainty in the Academic Career
Alexander M. Petersen, Massimo Riccaboni, H. Eugene Stanley +1
Understanding how institutional changes within academia may affect the overall potential of science requires a better quantitative representation of how careers evolve over time. S…