Giving credit where credit is due: Credit allocation among researchers determined by new algorithm
Saturday, August 16, 2014 - 05:00
in Mathematics & Economics
A new algorithm may help to accurately allocate credit to authors on multi-author papers across disciplines. Using the algorithm, the team revealed a new credit allocation system based on how often the paper is co-cited with the other papers published by the paper's co-authors, capturing the authors' additional contributions to the field.