{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,13]],"date-time":"2026-06-13T04:18:25Z","timestamp":1781324305845,"version":"3.54.1"},"reference-count":31,"publisher":"Springer Science and Business Media LLC","issue":"8","license":[{"start":{"date-parts":[[2021,6,23]],"date-time":"2021-06-23T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1624406400000},"content-version":"tdm","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"https:\/\/www.springer.com\/tdm"},{"start":{"date-parts":[[2021,6,23]],"date-time":"2021-06-23T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1624406400000},"content-version":"vor","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"https:\/\/www.springer.com\/tdm"}],"content-domain":{"domain":["link.springer.com"],"crossmark-restriction":false},"short-container-title":["Scientometrics"],"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2021,8]]},"DOI":"10.1007\/s11192-021-04049-z","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,6,23]],"date-time":"2021-06-23T20:11:49Z","timestamp":1624479109000},"page":"6891-6915","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":29,"title":["Introducing a novelty indicator for scientific research: validating the knowledge-based combinatorial approach"],"prefix":"10.1007","volume":"126","author":[{"given":"Kuniko","family":"Matsumoto","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sotaro","family":"Shibayama","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Byeongwoo","family":"Kang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Masatsura","family":"Igami","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,6,23]]},"reference":[{"key":"4049_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"147","DOI":"10.1023\/B:SCIE.0000041645.60907.57","volume":"61","author":"T Ahmed","year":"2004","unstructured":"Ahmed, T., Johnson, B., Oppenheim, C., & Peck, C. (2004). Highly cited old papers and the reasons why they continue to be cited: Part II. The 1953 Watson and Crick article on the structure of DNA. Scientometrics, 61, 147\u2013156.","journal-title":"Scientometrics"},{"issue":"1","key":"4049_CR2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"2","DOI":"10.1177\/016555159402000102","volume":"20","author":"LM Baird","year":"1994","unstructured":"Baird, L. M., & Oppenheim, C. (1994). Do citations matter? Journal of Information Science, 20(1), 2\u201315.","journal-title":"Journal of Information Science"},{"issue":"1","key":"4049_CR3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"11","DOI":"10.1016\/j.joi.2011.08.004","volume":"6","author":"L Bornmann","year":"2012","unstructured":"Bornmann, L., Schier, H., Marx, W., & Daniel, H. D. (2012). What factors determine citation counts of publications in chemistry besides their quality? Journal of Informetrics, 6(1), 11\u201318.","journal-title":"Journal of Informetrics"},{"issue":"4","key":"4049_CR4","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"100979","DOI":"10.1016\/j.joi.2019.100979","volume":"13","author":"L Bornmann","year":"2019","unstructured":"Bornmann, L., Tekles, A., Zhang, H. H., & Fred, Y. Y. (2019). Do we measure novelty when we analyze unusual combinations of cited references? A validation study of bibliometric novelty indicators based on F1000Prime data. Journal of Informetrics, 13(4), 100979.","journal-title":"Journal of Informetrics"},{"key":"4049_CR5","unstructured":"Clarivate Analytics. (2020). Web of science core collection help. https:\/\/images.webofknowledge.com\/images\/help\/WOS\/hp_subject_category_terms_tasca.html. Accessed 16 October 2020."},{"issue":"5","key":"4049_CR6","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"717","DOI":"10.1016\/j.respol.2005.03.009","volume":"34","author":"KB Dahlin","year":"2005","unstructured":"Dahlin, K. B., & Behrens, D. M. (2005). When is an invention really radical? Defining and measuring technological radicalness. Research Policy, 34(5), 717\u2013737.","journal-title":"Research Policy"},{"issue":"1","key":"4049_CR7","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"117","DOI":"10.1287\/mnsc.47.1.117.10671","volume":"47","author":"L Fleming","year":"2001","unstructured":"Fleming, L. (2001). Recombinant uncertainty in technological search. Management Science, 47(1), 117\u2013132.","journal-title":"Management Science"},{"issue":"7548","key":"4049_CR8","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"429","DOI":"10.1038\/520429a","volume":"520","author":"D Hicks","year":"2015","unstructured":"Hicks, D., Wouters, P., Waltman, L., De Rijcke, S., & Rafols, I. (2015). Bibliometrics: The Leiden Manifesto for research metrics. Nature, 520(7548), 429\u2013431.","journal-title":"Nature"},{"issue":"4","key":"4049_CR9","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"723","DOI":"10.1007\/s10961-014-9366-7","volume":"40","author":"M Igami","year":"2015","unstructured":"Igami, M., Nagaoka, S., & Walsh, J. P. (2015). Contribution of postdoctoral fellows to fast-moving and competitive scientific research. The Journal of Technology Transfer, 40(4), 723\u2013741.","journal-title":"The Journal of Technology Transfer"},{"issue":"10","key":"4049_CR10","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1435","DOI":"10.1002\/smj.2294","volume":"36","author":"S Kaplan","year":"2015","unstructured":"Kaplan, S., & Vakili, K. (2015). The double-edged sword of recombination in breakthrough innovation. Strategic Management Journal, 36(10), 1435\u20131457.","journal-title":"Strategic Management Journal"},{"issue":"3","key":"4049_CR11","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"684","DOI":"10.1016\/j.respol.2014.10.007","volume":"44","author":"Y-N Lee","year":"2015","unstructured":"Lee, Y.-N., Walsh, J. P., & Wang, J. (2015). Creativity in scientific teams: Unpacking novelty and impact. Research Policy, 44(3), 684\u2013697.","journal-title":"Research Policy"},{"issue":"3","key":"4049_CR12","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"435","DOI":"10.1007\/BF02129604","volume":"36","author":"M MacRoberts","year":"1996","unstructured":"MacRoberts, M., & MacRoberts, B. (1996). Problems of citation analysis. Scientometrics, 36(3), 435\u2013444.","journal-title":"Scientometrics"},{"issue":"3","key":"4049_CR13","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"220","DOI":"10.1037\/h0048850","volume":"69","author":"S Mednick","year":"1962","unstructured":"Mednick, S. (1962). The associative basis of the creative process. Psychological Review, 69(3), 220\u2013232.","journal-title":"Psychological Review"},{"issue":"4","key":"4049_CR14","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"862","DOI":"10.1016\/j.respol.2015.01.018","volume":"44","author":"K Murayama","year":"2015","unstructured":"Murayama, K., Nirei, M., & Shimizu, H. (2015). Management of science, serendipity, and research performance: Evidence from a survey of scientists in Japan and the US. Research Policy, 44(4), 862\u2013873.","journal-title":"Research Policy"},{"key":"4049_CR15","unstructured":"Nagaoka, S., Igami, M., Eto, M., & Ijichi, T. (2010). Knowledge creation process in science: Basic findings from a large-scale survey of researchers in Japan. IIR Working Paper, WP#10\u201308. Japan: Institute of Innovation Research, Hitotsubashi University."},{"key":"4049_CR16","unstructured":"Nelson, R. R., & Winter, S. G. (1982). An evolutionary theory of economic change. Belknap Press of Harvard University Press."},{"key":"4049_CR17","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1186\/1471-2288-6-42","author":"P Nieminen","year":"2006","unstructured":"Nieminen, P., Carpenter, J., Rucker, G., & Schumacher, M. (2006). The relationship between quality of research and citation frequency. BMC Medical Research Methodology. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/1471-2288-6-42","journal-title":"BMC Medical Research Methodology"},{"key":"4049_CR18","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"225","DOI":"10.1002\/asi.4630290504","volume":"29","author":"C Oppenheim","year":"1978","unstructured":"Oppenheim, C., & Renn, S. P. (1978). Highly cited old papers and reasons why they continue to be cited. Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 29, 225\u2013231.","journal-title":"Journal of the American Society for Information Science"},{"issue":"1","key":"4049_CR19","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"3","DOI":"10.1257\/jep.8.1.3","volume":"8","author":"PM Romer","year":"1994","unstructured":"Romer, P. M. (1994). The origins of endogenous growth. Journal of Economic Perspectives, 8(1), 3\u201322.","journal-title":"Journal of Economic Perspectives"},{"key":"4049_CR20","unstructured":"Schumpeter, J. A. (1939). Business cycles: A theoretical, historical and statistical analysis of the capitalist process. McGraw-Hill Book Company."},{"issue":"4","key":"4049_CR21","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"475","DOI":"10.1037\/0033-2909.129.4.475","volume":"129","author":"DK Simonton","year":"2003","unstructured":"Simonton, D. K. (2003). Scientific creativity as constrained stochastic behavior: The integration of product, person and process perspectives. Psychological Bulletin, 129(4), 475\u2013494.","journal-title":"Psychological Bulletin"},{"issue":"3","key":"4049_CR22","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"906","DOI":"10.1016\/j.joi.2018.07.005","volume":"12","author":"I Tahamtan","year":"2018","unstructured":"Tahamtan, I., & Bornmann, L. (2018). Creativity in science and the link to cited references: Is the creative potential of papers reflected in their cited references? Journal of Informetrics, 12(3), 906\u2013930.","journal-title":"Journal of Informetrics"},{"issue":"4","key":"4049_CR23","first-page":"i1","volume":"8","author":"M Thelwall","year":"2017","unstructured":"Thelwall, M. (2017). Web indicators for research evaluation: A practical guide. Synthesis Lectures on Information Concepts, Retrieval and Services, 8(4), i1\u2013i155.","journal-title":"Synthesis Lectures on Information Concepts, Retrieval and Services"},{"issue":"8","key":"4049_CR24","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1488","DOI":"10.1016\/j.respol.2015.05.007","volume":"44","author":"D Trapido","year":"2015","unstructured":"Trapido, D. (2015). How novelty in knowledge earns recognition: The role of consistent identities. Research Policy, 44(8), 1488\u20131500.","journal-title":"Research Policy"},{"issue":"4","key":"4049_CR25","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"e0123537","DOI":"10.1371\/journal.pone.0123537","volume":"10","author":"S Uddin","year":"2015","unstructured":"Uddin, S., Khan, A., & Baur, L. A. (2015). A framework to explore the knowledge structure of multidisciplinary research fields. PLoS ONE, 10(4), e0123537. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.0123537","journal-title":"PLoS ONE"},{"issue":"6157","key":"4049_CR26","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"468","DOI":"10.1126\/science.1240474","volume":"342","author":"B Uzzi","year":"2013","unstructured":"Uzzi, B., Mukherjee, S., Stringer, M., & Jones, B. (2013). Atypical combinations and scientific impact. Science, 342(6157), 468\u2013472.","journal-title":"Science"},{"issue":"3","key":"4049_CR27","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"707","DOI":"10.1016\/j.respol.2015.11.010","volume":"45","author":"D Verhoeven","year":"2016","unstructured":"Verhoeven, D., Bakker, J., & Veugelers, R. (2016). Measuring technological novelty with patent-based indicators. Research Policy, 45(3), 707\u2013723.","journal-title":"Research Policy"},{"issue":"8","key":"4049_CR28","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1584","DOI":"10.1016\/j.respol.2015.04.010","volume":"44","author":"JP Walsh","year":"2015","unstructured":"Walsh, J. P., & Lee, Y. N. (2015). The bureaucratization of science. Research Policy, 44(8), 1584\u20131600.","journal-title":"Research Policy"},{"issue":"6","key":"4049_CR29","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1070","DOI":"10.1016\/j.respol.2018.03.014","volume":"47","author":"J Wang","year":"2018","unstructured":"Wang, J., Lee, Y.-N., & Walsh, J. P. (2018). Funding model and creativity in science: Competitive versus block funding and status contingency effects. Research Policy, 47(6), 1070\u20131083.","journal-title":"Research Policy"},{"issue":"8","key":"4049_CR30","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1416","DOI":"10.1016\/j.respol.2017.06.006","volume":"46","author":"J Wang","year":"2017","unstructured":"Wang, J., Veugelers, R., & Stephan, P. (2017). Bias against novelty in science: A cautionary tale for users of bibliometric indicators. Research Policy, 46(8), 1416\u20131436.","journal-title":"Research Policy"},{"key":"4049_CR31","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Zdaniuk, B. (2014). Ordinary least-squares (OLS) model. In A. C. Michalos (Ed.), Encyclopedia of quality of life and well-being research.Springer.","DOI":"10.1007\/978-94-007-0753-5_2008"}],"container-title":["Scientometrics"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/content\/pdf\/10.1007\/s11192-021-04049-z.pdf","content-type":"application\/pdf","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s11192-021-04049-z\/fulltext.html","content-type":"text\/html","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/content\/pdf\/10.1007\/s11192-021-04049-z.pdf","content-type":"application\/pdf","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2021,7,18]],"date-time":"2021-07-18T20:09:24Z","timestamp":1626638964000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/10.1007\/s11192-021-04049-z"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2021,6,23]]},"references-count":31,"journal-issue":{"issue":"8","published-print":{"date-parts":[[2021,8]]}},"alternative-id":["4049"],"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s11192-021-04049-z","relation":{},"ISSN":["0138-9130","1588-2861"],"issn-type":[{"value":"0138-9130","type":"print"},{"value":"1588-2861","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2021,6,23]]},"assertion":[{"value":"18 November 2020","order":1,"name":"received","label":"Received","group":{"name":"ArticleHistory","label":"Article History"}},{"value":"17 May 2021","order":2,"name":"accepted","label":"Accepted","group":{"name":"ArticleHistory","label":"Article History"}},{"value":"23 June 2021","order":3,"name":"first_online","label":"First Online","group":{"name":"ArticleHistory","label":"Article History"}},{"order":1,"name":"Ethics","group":{"name":"EthicsHeading","label":"Declarations"}},{"value":"The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare that are relevant to the content of this article.","order":2,"name":"Ethics","group":{"name":"EthicsHeading","label":"Conflict of interest"}}]}}