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DOI: https://doi.org/10.13266/j.issn.0252-3116.2026.12.005

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语义演化视角下免于引用现象的影响机制研究——以物理学领域为例

  • 王妤帆 ,
  • 石湘 ,
  • 黄圣智 ,
  • 程齐凯 ,
  • 黄永 ,
  • 陆伟
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  • 1 武汉大学信息管理学院 武汉 430072;
    2 武汉大学智能与创新治理研究所 武汉 430072
王妤帆，硕士研究生；石湘，博士研究生；黄圣智，博士后；程齐凯，副教授，博士，通信作者，E-mail: chengqikai@whu.edu.cn；黄永，副教授，博士；陆伟，教授，博士。

收稿日期: 2025-03-27

  修回日期: 2025-08-26

  网络出版日期: 2026-06-09

基金资助

本文系国家自然科学基金面上项目“基于机器阅读理解的科学命题文本论证逻辑识别”（项目编号：72174157）和中国科学技术信息研究所情报工程实验室开放基金资助研究成果之一。

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Research on the Mechanism of Obliteration by Incorporation from a Semantic Evolution Perspective: A Case Study in Physics

  • Wang Yufan ,
  • Shi Xiang ,
  • Huang Shengzhi ,
  • Cheng Qikai ,
  • Huang Yong ,
  • Lu Wei
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  • 1 School of Information Management, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072;
    2 Institute of Intelligence and Innovation Governance, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072
Wang Yufan, Master’s Candidate; Shi Xiang, Doctoral Candidate; Huang Shengzhi, Postdoctoral; Cheng Qikai, Associate Professor, PhD, Corresponding Author, E-mail: chengqikai@whu.edu.cn; Huang Yong, Associate Professor, PhD; Lu Wei, Professor, PhD.

Received date: 2025-03-27

  Revised date: 2025-08-26

  Online published: 2026-06-09

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This work is supported by the General Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China titled “Identification of Argumentation Logic in Scientific Proposition Texts Based on Machine Reading Comprehension” (Grant No. 72174157) and the Open Fund of the Intelligence Engineering Laboratory, Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China.

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摘要

[目的/意义] 常识化后免于引用（obliteration by incorporation, OBI）指的是方法、理论等知识被普遍接受后不再被明确引用的现象。这一现象可能导致知识的学术影响力被低估，对学术评价的准确性构成挑战，因此深入研究这一现象并探讨其内在影响机制具有重要意义。[方法/过程] 首先，以arXiv论文集为数据源，通过显性引用、隐性引用和引用率测度物理学领域OBI现象的程度，并分析其发展特征。其次，从多个维度计算知识短语的语义演化指标。随后，应用多元回归分析探讨语义演化与OBI现象的关系。[结果/结论] 在OBI现象发展过程中，显性引用峰值与隐性引用峰值之间存在一定的时滞性；随着语义变化程度减小和应用情境趋于丰富，知识短语被广泛接纳为常识，因此OBI现象程度显著。本文从语义演化的视角解释OBI现象的影响机制，深化对OBI现象的认识，为完善以引用为主的评价体系提供参考。

关键词： 常识化后免于引用; 语义演化; 引用分析; 回归分析

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王妤帆 , 石湘 , 黄圣智 , 程齐凯 , 黄永 , 陆伟 . 语义演化视角下免于引用现象的影响机制研究——以物理学领域为例[J]. 图书情报工作, 2026 , 70(12) : 55 -66 . DOI: 10.13266/j.issn.0252-3116.2026.12.005

Abstract

[Purpose/Significance] Obliteration by incorporation (OBI) refers to the phenomenon where methods, theories, and other forms of knowledge cease to be explicitly cited after becoming widely accepted as common knowledge. This process results in an underestimation of the academic influence of such knowledge, posing challenges to the accuracy and validity of academic evaluation. Therefore, in-depth research on this phenomenon and its underlying mechanisms is important to enhance academic assessment frameworks. [Method/Process] Utilizing the arXiv repository as the data source, this study measures the extent of OBI in physics by analyzing the trends of explicit citations, implicit citations, and citation rates. It then calculates semantic evolution indicators of knowledge phrases from multiple dimensions. A multiple regression analysis is applied to explore the associations between semantic evolution and OBI. [Result/Conclusion] The findings reveal a temporal delay between the peaks of explicit and implicit citations. The reduction of semantic variation, coupled with the enrichment of application contexts, facilitates the transition of knowledge phrases into common knowledge, leading to an increased degree of OBI. This study explains the mechanism underlying OBI from the perspective of semantic evolution, thereby contributing to a deeper understanding of OBI and offering valuable insights for refining citation-based academic evaluation systems.

Key words： obliteration by incorporation; semantic evolution; citation analysis; regression analysis

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