Quantifying hot topic dynamics in scientific literature: An information-theoretical approach

Artem Chumachenko

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0327793

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Quantifying hot topic dynamics in scientific literature: An information-theoretical approach

Artem Chumachenko

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Software, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: a.chumachenko@uw.edu.pl

Affiliation Centre for European Regional and Local Studies (EUROREG), Science Studies Laboratory, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1801-8933

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Quantifying hot topic dynamics in scientific literature: An information-theoretical approach

Artem Chumachenko

Published: July 8, 2025
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0327793

About the Authors

Artem Chumachenko

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Software, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: a.chumachenko@uw.edu.pl

Affiliation Centre for European Regional and Local Studies (EUROREG), Science Studies Laboratory, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1801-8933

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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