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This article derives a “literature variable exponential growth model” from Price's literature growth modelF(t)=ae bt. The method is replacingbt by a polynomial of degreen-1. Our research shows that the new model is more convincing than the former ones. Detailed calculation procedure, examples, parameter values and mean square errors are given.
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Su, Y., Han, LF. A new literature growth model: Variable exponential growth law of literature. Scientometrics 42, 259–265 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02458359
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02458359