Derek J. de Solla Price
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Derek J. de Solla Price was a pioneering historian of science best known for founding scientometrics and for his influential work on the quantitative study of scientific literature and the development of science.
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| Derek J. de Solla Price canonical | 3 |
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| instanceOf |
academic
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historian of science ⓘ scientometrics pioneer ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in history of science ⓘ |
| authorOf |
Little Science, Big Science
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Networks of Scientific Papers NERFINISHED ⓘ Science Since Babylon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1922-01-22 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Leyton, London, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo | formalization of scientometrics as a discipline ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1983-09-03 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Cambridge University
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surface form:
University of Cambridge
University of London ⓘ |
| employer | Yale University ⓘ |
| familyName | Price NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
bibliometrics
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history of science ⓘ science of science ⓘ scientometrics ⓘ |
| fullName | Derek John de Solla Price NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Derek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of bibliometrics
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development of citation indexing in science ⓘ science and technology studies ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Robert K. Merton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Price’s law of scientific productivity
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cumulative advantage model in science ⓘ founding scientometrics ⓘ network analysis of scientific citations ⓘ quantitative study of scientific literature ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
citation analysis
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growth of scientific literature ⓘ mathematical modeling of science ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Little Science, Big Science
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Networks of Scientific Papers NERFINISHED ⓘ Science Since Babylon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
director of the Yale program in the history of science
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professor of the history of science at Yale University ⓘ |
| studied |
history of scientific instruments
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quantitative aspects of scientific communication ⓘ |
| theorized |
Price’s square root law of productivity
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exponential growth of science ⓘ |
| workLocation | New Haven, Connecticut, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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