caa a22 4500 445348372 CHVBK 20180317142836.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20110501xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s11192-011-0339-4 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s11192-011-0339-4 Sobkowicz Pawel KEN 94/140, 02-777, Warsaw, Poland aut Simulations of opinion changes in scientific communities [Elektronische Daten] [Pawel Sobkowicz] We present a computer model of opinion changes in a scientific community. The study takes into account two mechanisms of opinion formation for individual scientists: influence of coworkers with whom there is direct interaction and cumulative influence of the subject literature. We analyze the evolution of relative popularity of different competing theories, depending on their accuracy in describing observed phenomena and on current social support of the theory. We include such aspects as finite lifetime of publication impact and tendency to ‘defend' one's own opinions, especially if they were already published. A special class of publications, delivering crucial observational or experimental data, which may revolutionize the scientific worldview is considered. The goal of the model is to discover which conditions lead to quick domination of one theory over others, or, conversely, in which situations one may expect several explanations to co-exist. Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest, Hungary, 2011 Social simulations nationallicence Opinion formation nationallicence Agent based societies nationallicence Metascience nationallicence Scientometrics Springer Netherlands 87/2(2011-05-01), 233-250 0138-9130 87:2<233 2011 87 11192 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-011-0339-4 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-011-0339-4 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 100 1- Sobkowicz Pawel KEN 94/140, 02-777, Warsaw, Poland aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Scientometrics Springer Netherlands 87/2(2011-05-01), 233-250 0138-9130 87:2<233 2011 87 11192 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer