> The intuition is that if a paper or patent is disruptive, the subsequent work that cites it is less likely to also cite its predecessors This intuition seems

> The intuition is that if a paper or patent is disruptive, the subsequent work that cites it is less likely to also cite its predecessors This intuition seems to overlook the culture of citations in the patent space. There, the incentive is for applicants to be over inclusive with citations. This is combined with the increasing ease with which references can be found.