Creativity in science and the link to cited references: Is the creative potential of papers reflected in their cited references?
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Highlights：
• We investigated which role the cited publications played in landmark papers in scientometrics.
• Creative ideas might not necessarily have been inspired by past publications.
• The literature seems to be important for the contextualization of creative ideas.
• Creative ideas are the result of finding solutions to practical problems.
• Creative ideas are the result of discussions with colleagues, and interdisciplinary exchange.
摘要
•We investigated which role the cited publications played in landmark papers in scientometrics.•Creative ideas might not necessarily have been inspired by past publications.•The literature seems to be important for the contextualization of creative ideas.•Creative ideas are the result of finding solutions to practical problems.•Creative ideas are the result of discussions with colleagues, and interdisciplinary exchange.
论文关键词：Creativity,Novelty,Citation,Intelligence,Landmark paper,Cited reference,Breakthrough
论文评审过程：Received 7 June 2018, Revised 13 July 2018, Accepted 14 July 2018, Available online 7 August 2018, Version of Record 7 August 2018.
论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joi.2018.07.005
