The Growing Impact of Older Literature

Despite the enormous amounts of new literature published each year, authors are increasingly citing older papers. This citation behavior reflects reflect major structural shifts in the conduct of research, research funding, and transition incremental and applied research. Giving credit to foundational publications may require authors cite an increasingly aging literature.

Access this webinar to understand the citation behaviour in different disciplines and why having access to older literature can help in generating novel ideas and open up new avenues of research.

We have covered the following topics:

• Web of Science coverage and depth
• Citation patterns in different disciplines
• Why are authors citing older papers?
• What can you miss without access to older literature?
• Case studies