Delayed recognition: recent developments and a proposal to study this phenomenon as a fuzzy concept
| Aug 15, 2018
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
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© 2018 Ronald Rousseau, published by Sciendo
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Purpose
New developments in the study of delayed recognition are discussed.
Design/methodology/approach
Based on these new developments a method is proposed to characterize delayed recognition as a fuzzy concept.
Findings
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.
Research limitations
As all citation studies also this one is database dependent.
Practical implications
Delayed recognition is turned into a fuzzy concept.
Originality/value
The article presents a new way of studying delayed recognition.