Rise of the Rest: The Growing Impact of Non-Elite Journals

摘要: In this paper, we examine the evolution of impact non-elite journals. We attempt to answer two questions. First, what fraction top-cited articles are published in journals and how has changed over time. Second, total citations We studied 1995-2013. computed 10 most-cited 1000 each year for all 261 subject categories Scholar Metrics. marked a category as elite rest non-elite. There conclusions from our study. increased steadily While still publish substantial high-impact articles, many more authors well-regarded papers diverse research fields choosing other venues. The number top-1000 representative went 149 1995 245 2013, growth 64%. Looking at broad areas, 4 out 9 areas saw least one-third 2013. For 6 grew by 45% or more. Second, now that finding reading relevant is about easy journals, researchers increasingly building on citing work everywhere. Considering percentage 27% 47% Six nine had 50% going