
The special Beethoven issues and the congresses are the serum injected every fifty years to keep an aging discipline healthy.1 ... But the life-giving fluids produce some unexpected adverse side effects: skepticism and rejection. Sketch research, a patient now more than a hundred years old, lapses once again into its prior comatose condition after a brief period of artificially hyped-up activity. Events of the recent Beethoven anniver-
| selected citations These citations are derived from selected sources. This is an alternative to the "Influence" indicator, which also reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically). | 25 | |
| popularity This indicator reflects the "current" impact/attention (the "hype") of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network. | Top 10% | |
| influence This indicator reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically). | Top 10% | |
| impulse This indicator reflects the initial momentum of an article directly after its publication, based on the underlying citation network. | Average |
