Paradigm shifts. Part I. Collagen. Confirming and complementing the work of Henry Small

TL;DR

This paper traces the paradigm shift in collagen research during the 1970s, confirming Henry Small's work through co-citation analysis and title word frequency, highlighting the discovery of procollagen.

Contribution

It confirms and complements Henry Small's findings on the collagen paradigm shift using bibliometric methods.

Findings

Identification of the collagen paradigm shift in the 1970s

Confirmation of Henry Small's work through co-citation analysis

Highlighting the discovery of procollagen as a key milestone

Abstract

The paradigm shift in collagen research during the early 1970s marked by the discovery of the collagen precursor molecule procollagen was traced using co-citation analysis and title word frequency determination, confirming previous work performed by Henry Small.