We evaluate what distinguishes a highly cited Interfaces paper from other Interfaces papers that are cited less often. Citations are used to acknowledge prior relevant research, to document sources of information, and to substantiate claims. As such, citations play a key role in the evolution of knowledge. More recently, citations are also being used to quantify the impact of papers and journal...

BACKGROUND In contrast to Newton's well-known aphorism that he had been able "to see further only by standing on the shoulders of giants," one attributes to the Spanish philosopher Ortega y Gasset the hypothesis saying that top-level research cannot be successful without a mass of medium researchers on which the top rests comparable to an iceberg. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS The Ortega hyp...

Computer Science, with its rapid development, has been receiving considerable attention and support from Taiwan’s government. Because of its active performance on the international stage, the authors consider Computer Science a suitable research field to investigate issues regarding highly-cited papers. As the literature review reveals, most studies about highly-cited papers covered the applica...