Merton's law

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:philosophy
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Matthew_effect
gptkbp:describes the phenomenon where credit or recognition is disproportionately given to already famous scientists
gptkbp:field sociology of science
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Merton's law
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:science_policy
research funding
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:Robert_K._Merton
gptkbp:relatedTo cumulative advantage
scientific credit
gptkbp:yearProposed 1968
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Stigler's_law_of_eponymy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6