Physics – Physics and Society
Scientific paper
2006-11-15
Physics
Physics and Society
15 pages, 7 figures
Scientific paper
We propose a model for an evolving citation network that incorporates the citation pattern followed in a particular discipline. We define the citation pattern in a discipline by three factors. The average number of references per article, the probability of citing an article based on its age and the number of citations it already has. We also consider the average number of articles published per year in the discipline. We propose that the probability of citing an article based on its age can be modeled by a lifetime distribution. The lifetime distribution models the citation lifetime of an average article in a particular discipline. We find that the citation lifetime distribution in a particular discipline predicts the topological structure of the citation network in that discipline. We show that the power law exponent depends on the three factors that define the citation pattern. Finally we fit the data from the Physical Review D journal to obtain the citation pattern and calculate the total degree distribution for the citation network.
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