On the citation lifecycle of papers with delayed recognition

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Highlights：

• Delayed recognition does not just postpone the usual citation activity of papers.

• Most papers exhibiting delayed recognition enter citation decline after their first citation.

• Sleeping beauties show non-stop growth upon awakening.

• Papers published in different disciplines exhibit similar behavior and did not differ significantly.

摘要

•Delayed recognition does not just postpone the usual citation activity of papers.•Most papers exhibiting delayed recognition enter citation decline after their first citation.•Sleeping beauties show non-stop growth upon awakening.•Papers published in different disciplines exhibit similar behavior and did not differ significantly.

论文关键词：Delayed recognition,Sleeping beauties,Citation lifecycle

论文评审过程：Received 9 June 2014, Revised 8 August 2014, Accepted 11 August 2014, Available online 18 September 2014.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joi.2014.08.002