%0 Journal Article %1 korom2018scientific %A Korom, Philipp %D 2018 %J Scientometrics %K lehrbuch psychologie soziologie wirtschaftswissenschaften zitationsanalyse %N 2 %P 909--939 %R 10.1007/s11192-018-2781-z %T Does scientific eminence endure? Making sense of the most cited economists, psychologists and sociologists in textbooks (1970--2010) %U https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-018-2781-z %V 116 %X This paper examines the concept of textbook eminence and asks whether this specific form of scholarly recognition is of a temporal rather than enduring nature. Based on an analysis of 30 leading textbooks in economics, psychology and economics from the 1970s and 2010s, it is established that less than a third of all eminent scholars remain across the period as the most cited authors. Therefore, the average ``half-life'' of textbook eminence is shorter than half a century. Textbook eminence, it seems, is associated first and foremost with `certified recognition,' expressed through encyclopedia entries dedicated to individual scholars. In psychology, and partly in sociology, citation impact turns out to be a further significant correlate. In economics, however, textbook eminence is completely detached from peer recognition, as measured by the h-index. The identified short ``half-life'' of textbook eminence does not necessarily imply a replacement of older elites by younger researchers. In sociology, very few 20th century newcomers have yet attained textbook eminence.

@article{korom2018scientific, abstract = {This paper examines the concept of textbook eminence and asks whether this specific form of scholarly recognition is of a temporal rather than enduring nature. Based on an analysis of 30 leading textbooks in economics, psychology and economics from the 1970s and 2010s, it is established that less than a third of all eminent scholars remain across the period as the most cited authors. Therefore, the average ``half-life'' of textbook eminence is shorter than half a century. Textbook eminence, it seems, is associated first and foremost with `certified recognition,' expressed through encyclopedia entries dedicated to individual scholars. In psychology, and partly in sociology, citation impact turns out to be a further significant correlate. In economics, however, textbook eminence is completely detached from peer recognition, as measured by the h-index. The identified short ``half-life'' of textbook eminence does not necessarily imply a replacement of older elites by younger researchers. In sociology, very few 20th century newcomers have yet attained textbook eminence.}, added-at = {2018-08-06T09:42:37.000+0200}, author = {Korom, Philipp}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2cb053bd58c81cfb2f63d0822e5c7eeb8/wdees}, day = 01, description = {Does scientific eminence endure? Making sense of the most cited economists, psychologists and sociologists in textbooks (1970–2010) | SpringerLink}, doi = {10.1007/s11192-018-2781-z}, interhash = {cebd436ba00ec763edb1938f2730216b}, intrahash = {cb053bd58c81cfb2f63d0822e5c7eeb8}, issn = {1588-2861}, journal = {Scientometrics}, keywords = {lehrbuch psychologie soziologie wirtschaftswissenschaften zitationsanalyse}, month = aug, number = 2, pages = {909--939}, timestamp = {2018-08-06T09:42:37.000+0200}, title = {Does scientific eminence endure? Making sense of the most cited economists, psychologists and sociologists in textbooks (1970--2010)}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-018-2781-z}, volume = 116, year = 2018 }