Too many new papers may mean novel ideas rarely rack up citations

Re:Too many new papers may mean novel ideas rarely rack up c... by dredmorbius on Wednesday October 27, 2021 @11:56AM (#29014979)

Source?

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Re:Too many new papers may mean novel ideas rarely rack up c... by gameswithgo on Wednesday October 27, 2021 @01:23PM (#29016232)

Book: "The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation"

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Re:Too many new papers may mean novel ideas rarely rack up c... by TuLithu on Wednesday October 27, 2021 @09:06PM (#29021113)

An excellent book that needs to be read carefully by many college students, including engineers, scientists, political scientists, and business students.

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Re:Too many new papers may mean novel ideas rarely rack up c... by dredmorbius on Wednesday October 27, 2021 @09:28PM (#29021242)

There is a similar book on DuPont's research labs, and I believe others regarding Kodak, Xerox, IBM, and other large industrial R&D operations.

See David Hounshell's Science and Corporate Strategy https://www.worldcat.org/title/science-and-corporate-strateg...

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Re:Too many new papers may mean novel ideas rarely rack up c... by dredmorbius on Wednesday October 27, 2021 @02:09PM (#29016845)

Thanks. Had a hunch that might be it ;-)

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