Features and signals in precocious citation impact: A meta-research study (IMAGE)

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Features and signals in precocious citation impact: A meta-research study

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Proportion of each of the 8 signal indicators in 59 authors with ultra-precocious citation impact versus in all top-cited authors. Data are from Scopus and raw data can be found in https://elsevier.digitalcommonsdata.com/datasets/btchxktzyw/ for country, subfield, and all citation metrics, and https://elsevier.digitalcommonsdata.com/datasets/kmyvjk3xmd/2 for extreme publishing behavior.

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John P. A. Ioannidis, 2025, PLOS One, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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