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The rhythm of science may be compared to the rhythm of music. The R-indicator studied in this article is a complex indicator, trying to reflect part of this rhythm. The R-indicator interweaves publication and citation data over a long period. In this way R-sequences can be used to describe the evolutionary rhythm of science considered in a novel way. As an example the R-sequence of the journal Science from 1945 on is calculated.
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Liang, L., Rousseau, R. & Shi, F. A rhythm indicator for science and the rhythm of Science . Scientometrics 68, 535–544 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-006-0128-7
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-006-0128-7