As highly cited papers age, they are cited earlier and more briefly and become less related to the citing papers, consistent with a shift toward symbolic referencing.
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The changing role of cited papers over time: An analysis of highly cited papers based on a large full-text dataset
As highly cited papers age, they are cited earlier and more briefly and become less related to the citing papers, consistent with a shift toward symbolic referencing.