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Using the example of the ‘h-related’ publication dataset created for a previous study on the literature of Hirsch-type measures (Zhang et al. in J Informetri 5(3):583–593, 2011) and updated for the present paper, we attempt to study the robustness and dynamic evolution of ‘core documents’. With using two different methods that have been recently introduced in the context of the detection and analysis of emerging topics (Glänzel and Thijs in Scientometrics 91(2):399–416, 2012), we show that the applied methods prove both stable and representative. Furthermore, the evolution of the core-document network represents and follows the general trends topic development in terms of focus shift from theory to application in an adequate manner.
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The h-core papers discussed in the text are listed in Appendix 2.
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This paper is based on a poster presented at the 15th International Conference on Scientometrics and Informetrics (Zhang et al., 2015), held in Istanbul, Turkey, 29 June–3 July 2015. Lin Zhang acknowledges the National Natural Science Foundation of China Grant No. 71103064 and No. 71573085. Fred Ye acknowledges the National Natural Science Foundation of China Grant No. 71173187 and Jiangsu Key Laboratory Fund for financial support. We thank Mr. Simon S. Lee and Wang Lei for the assistant in data processing.
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Appendices
Appendix 1
The selected highly cited h-related publications with number of citations (data retrieved in July, 2014)
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Egghe, L (2006), Scientometrics, 69(1), 131–152 [citations:142]
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van Raan AFJ (2006), Scientometrics, 67(3), 491–502 [citations:116]
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Bornmann, L. et al. (2005), Scientometrics, 65(3), 391–392 [citations:87]
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Hirsch, JE (2007), PNAS US, 104(49), 19193–19198 [citations:86]
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Cronin, B. et al. (2006), JASIST, 57(9), 1275–1278 [citations:84]
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Glänzel, W (2006), Scientometrics, 67(2), 315–321 [citations:82]
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Meho, LI. et al. (2007), JASIST, 58(13), 2105–2125. [citations:81]
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Jin, BH. et al. (2007), Chinese Science Bulletin, 52(6), 855–863 [citations:81]
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Batista, PD. et al. (2006), Scientometrics, 68(1), 179–189 [citations:77]
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Egghe, L. et al. (2006), Scientometrics, 69(1), 121–129 [citations:73]
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Braun, T. et al. (2006), Scientometrics, 69(1), 169–173 [citations:73]
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Braun, T. et al. (2005), The Scientist, 19(22), 8 [citations:73]
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Bornmann, L et al.(2007), JASIST, 58(9), 1381–1385 [citations:67]
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Kelly, CD et al. (2006), Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 21(4), 167–170 [citations:66]
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Bollen, J et al. (2006), Scientometrics, 69(3), 669–687 [citations:63]
Appendix 2
The h-core papers discussed in this study:
[2005–2007]:
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Egghe, L (2006), Scientometrics, 69(1), 131–152.
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Egghe, L (2007), Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 58(3), 452–454.
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Egghe, L (2007), Mathematical and Computer Modelling, 45(7–8), 864–872.
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Egghe, L. & Rousseau, R (2006), Scientometrics, 69(1), 121–129.
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Braun, T., Glänzel, W. & Schubert, A (2006), Scientometrics, 69(1), 169–173.
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Liang, LM (2006), Scientometrics, 69(1), 153–159.
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Jin, BH., Liang, LM & Rousseau, R (2007), Chinese Science Bulletin, 52(6), 855–863.
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Glänzel, W (2005), Scientometrics, 67(2), 315–321.
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Bornmann, L.& Daniel, HD (2007), Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 58(9), 1381–1385.
[2008–2010]:
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Egghe, L (2008), Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 59(10), 1608–1616.
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Egghe, L (2008), Journal of Informetrics, 2(2), 136–148.
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Egghe, L (2009), Information Processing & Management, 45(2), 288–297.
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Egghe, L (2009), Mathematical and Computer Modelling, 49(1–2), 31–37.
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Egghe, L & Rao, I.K.R (2008), Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 59(8), 1276–1281.
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Egghe, L & Rousseau, R (2008), Information Processing & Management, 44(2), 770–780.
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Arencibia–Jorge, R; Barrios–Almaguer, I; Fernandez–Hernandez, S et al. (2008), Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 59(1), 155–157.
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Schreiber, M (2008), Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 59(9), 1513–1522.
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Tol, RSJ (2009), Scientometrics, 80(2), 317–324.
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Kulasegarah, J & Fenton, JE (2010), European Archives of Oto–Rhino–Laryngology, 267(3), 455–458.
[2011–2013]:
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Egghe, L (2011), Scientometrics, 87(2), 287–292.
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Egghe, L (2013), Scientometrics, 95(1), 25–34.
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Egghe, L (2011), Research Evaluation, 20(4), 341–346.
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Egghe, L (2011), Scientometrics, 89(3), 727–739.
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Egghe, L (2011), Journal of Informetrics, 5(3), 439–445.
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Egghe, L (2012), Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 63(10), 2118–2121.
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Rezek, I, McDonald, RJ & Kallmes, DF (2011), Academic Radiology, 18(11), 1337–1340.
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Svider, PF., Pashkova, AA & Choudhry, Z et al. (2013), Laryngoscope, 123(4), 884–889.
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Badran, KW, Lahham, S & Mahboubi, H et al.(2013), Laryngoscope, 123(11), 2654–2657.
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Kuan, CH, Huang, MH & Chen, DZ (2012), Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 63(4), 817–828.
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Kuan, CH, Huang, MH & Chen, DZ (2011), Journal of Informetrics, 5(2), 303–312.
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Kuan, CH, Huang, MH & Chen, DZ (2011), Journal of Informetrics, 5(4), 515-528.
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Zhang, L., Glänzel, W. & Ye, F.Y. The Dynamic evolution of core documents: an experimental study based on h-related literature (2005–2013). Scientometrics 106, 369–381 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-015-1705-4
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