<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><sec id="j_jdis-2018-0011_s_007_w2aab3b8c33b1b7b1aab1c16b1Aa"><h3>Purpose</h3><p>New developments in the study of delayed recognition are discussed.</p></sec><sec id="j_jdis-2018-0011_s_008_w2aab3b8c33b1b7b1aab1c16b2Aa"><h3>Design/methodology/approach</h3><p>Based on these new developments a method is proposed to characterize delayed recognition as a fuzzy concept.</p></sec><sec id="j_jdis-2018-0011_s_009_w2aab3b8c33b1b7b1aab1c16b3Aa"><h3>Findings</h3><p>A benchmark value of 0.333 corresponding with linear growth is obtained. Moreover, a case is discovered in which an expert found delayed recognition several years before citation analysis could discover this phenomenon.</p></sec><sec id="j_jdis-2018-0011_s_010_w2aab3b8c33b1b7b1aab1c16b4Aa"><h3>Research limitations</h3><p>As all citation studies also this one is database dependent.</p></sec><sec id="j_jdis-2018-0011_s_011_w2aab3b8c33b1b7b1aab1c16b5Aa"><h3>Practical implications</h3><p>Delayed recognition is turned into a fuzzy concept.</p></sec><sec id="j_jdis-2018-0011_s_012_w2aab3b8c33b1b7b1aab1c16b6Aa"><h3>Originality/value</h3><p>The article presents a new way of studying delayed recognition.</p></sec></abstract>

PurposeNew developments in the study of delayed recognition are discussed.Design/methodology/approachBased on these new developments a method is proposed to characterize delayed recognition as a fuzzy concept.FindingsA benchmark value of 0.333 corresponding with linear growth is obtained. Moreover, a case is discovered in which an expert found delayed recognition several years before citation analysis could discover this phenomenon.Research limitationsAs all citation studies also this one is database dependent.Practical implicationsDelayed recognition is turned into a fuzzy concept.Originality/valueThe article presents a new way of studying delayed recognition.

Delayed recognition: recent developments and a proposal to study this phenomenon as a fuzzy concept

Faculty of Social Sciences, B-2020 Antwerp, Belgium d KU Leuven, Facultair Onderzoekscentrum ECOOM

Journal of Data and Information Science

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PurposeNew developments in the study of delayed recognition are discussed.Design/methodology/approachBased on these new developments a method is proposed to...

Delayed recognition: recent developments and a proposal to study this phenomenon as a fuzzy concept

Article Category: Research Paper

Published Online: Aug 15, 2018

Page range: 1 - 13

Received: Jun 12, 2018

Accepted: Jul 10, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jdis-2018-0011

Keywords
Delayed recognition, Sleeping beauty, Hibernators, Fuzzy membership function

© 2018 Ronald Rousseau, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Delayed recognition: recent developments and a proposal to study this phenomenon as a fuzzy concept

Article Category: Research Paper

Published Online: Aug 15, 2018

Page range: 1 - 13

Received: Jun 12, 2018

Accepted: Jul 10, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jdis-2018-0011

KeywordsDelayed recognition, Sleeping beauty, Hibernators, Fuzzy membership function

© 2018 Ronald Rousseau, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Delayed recognition, Sleeping beauty, Hibernators, Fuzzy membership function