The Economist reports on the statistical artifact: as reference lists expand over time, citing authors inadvertently cite both new and classic papers, causing nb to artificially explode.
Average Reference List Length (L):12 refs
Global Publication Volume Growth:1.0x
1950s Sparse Citation Regime: Papers cited ~10 references. When a breakthrough arrived, future papers cited it directly without continuing to cite obsolete predecessor techniques, yielding high positive CD scores.
Citation Adjacency Summary
Total Network Nodes:36
Active Citation Links:58
Raw Disruption Ratio:+0.760
Normalized (Inflation-Controlled):+0.782
Metascience Benchmark Export
Canonical citation matrix and CD Index parameters generated from active simulation state.