A methodology for identifying breakthrough topics using structural entropy

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Highlights：

• Identifying a scientific breakthrough early and helping to establish forward-looking predictions.

• Depicting the non-linear characteristics of complex knowledge networks through structural changes.

• Regarding the knowledge network as a complex system from a holistic perspective.

• Observing the incubation mechanism of emergent scientific breakthroughs from a dynamic evolutionary perspective.

摘要

•Identifying a scientific breakthrough early and helping to establish forward-looking predictions.•Depicting the non-linear characteristics of complex knowledge networks through structural changes.•Regarding the knowledge network as a complex system from a holistic perspective.•Observing the incubation mechanism of emergent scientific breakthroughs from a dynamic evolutionary perspective.

论文关键词：structural entropy,scientific breakthrough,link prediction,knowledge networks

论文评审过程：Received 28 November 2021, Accepted 30 December 2021, Available online 10 January 2022, Version of Record 10 January 2022.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ipm.2021.102862