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  • Bibliometrics and Scientometrics
  • Network Science
  • History of Science

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  • Citation networks reveal scientific knowledge structure and evolution.
  • Existing methods like main path analysis have limitations in tracing historical development.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce and define a novel measure, 'intermediacy', for tracing historical scientific development.
  • To analyze the mathematical properties of intermediacy.
  • To compare intermediacy with main path analysis using empirical case studies.

Main Methods:

  • Formal definition of the intermediacy measure.
  • Mathematical analysis of intermediacy properties.
  • Empirical case studies on community detection, scientometrics, and peer review literature.

Main Results:

  • Intermediacy identifies publications crucial for connecting older and newer research in citation networks.
  • Intermediacy prioritizes shorter paths, contrasting with main path analysis's tendency to favor longer ones.
  • Case studies demonstrate intermediacy's effectiveness in tracing literature evolution.

Conclusions:

  • Intermediacy provides a more principled approach to tracing the historical development of scientific knowledge.
  • The method offers a valuable alternative to existing techniques like main path analysis.
  • Intermediacy enhances our understanding of scientific progress through citation network analysis.