Tol, RSJ (Tol, Richard S. J.) The Matthew Effect Defined and Tested for the 100 Most Prolific Economists JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, 60 (2): 420-426 FEB 2009

[Eugene Garfield]

E-mail Address: richard.tol at esri.ie 

Author(s): Tol, RSJ (Tol, Richard S. J.) 

Title: The Matthew Effect Defined and Tested for the 100 Most Prolific 
Economists 

Source: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR INFORMATION SCIENCE AND 
TECHNOLOGY, 60 (2): 420-426 FEB 2009 

Language: English 

Document Type: Article 

KeyWords Plus: INCREASING RETURNS; CITATION; SCIENCE; INFORMATION; 
RECOGNITION; COUNTRIES; IMPACT; MARKET 
Abstract: The Matthew effect has that recognition is bestowed on 
researchers of already high repute. If recognition is measured by 
citations, this means that often-cited papers or authors are cited more 
often. I use the statistical theory of the growth of firms to test whether 
the fame of papers and authors indeed exhibits increasing returns to 
scale, and confirm this hypothesis for the 100 most prolific economists. 

Addresses: [Tol, Richard S. J.] Econ & Social Res Inst, Dublin 2, Ireland; 
[Tol, Richard S. J.] Vrije Univ Amsterdam, Inst Environm Studies, NL-1081 
HV Amsterdam, Netherlands; [Tol, Richard S. J.] Vrije Univ Amsterdam, Dept 
Spatial Econ, NL-1081 HV Amsterdam, Netherlands; [Tol, Richard S. J.] 
Carnegie Mellon Univ, Dept Engn & Publ Policy, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 USA 

Reprint Address: Tol, RSJ, Econ & Social Res Inst, Dublin 2, Ireland. 

E-mail Address: richard.tol at esri.ie 

Cited Reference Count: 35 

Times Cited: 0 

Publisher: JOHN WILEY & SONS INC 

Publisher Address: 111 RIVER ST, HOBOKEN, NJ 07030 USA 

ISSN: 1532-2882 

DOI: 10.1002/asi.20968 

29-char Source Abbrev.: J AM SOC INF SCI TECHNOL 

ISO Source Abbrev.: J. Am. Soc. Inf. Sci. Technol. 

Source Item Page Count: 7 

Subject Category: Computer Science, Information Systems; Information 
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