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About this paper
Jonas Oppenlaender, Simo Hosio
Researchers at the University of Oulu quantitatively assessed how the ACM CHI community values its intellectual milestones over 43 years, identifying dominant methodological contribution types and revealing a diminishing collective memory. The study introduced a novel Milestone Coefficient, demonstrating that while foundational works endure, new contributions increasingly struggle to achieve the broad and sustained attention of older 'super milestones'.
Key insights
- The HCI community's collective memory is fading, with 'forgetting curves' becoming smoother over time, indicating fewer distinct peaks of attention to older milestones.
- Methodological and conceptual contributions are the dominant types among enduring milestones, whereas highly popular CHI outputs like prototypes, systems, literature surveys, and replications are largely absent from the top-cited list.
- Evidence supports a 'Matthew effect' at CHI, where a small group of prolific authors disproportionately contributes to multiple milestones, indicating a concentration of influence.
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