Accelerating dynamics of collective attention

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Accelerating dynamics of collective attention. / Lorenz-Spreen, Philipp; Mønsted, Bjarke Mørch; Hövel, Philipp; Lehmann, Sune.

In: Nature Communications, Vol. 10, No. 1, 1759, 2019.

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Lorenz-Spreen, P, Mønsted, BM, Hövel, P & Lehmann, S 2019, 'Accelerating dynamics of collective attention', Nature Communications, vol. 10, no. 1, 1759. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-09311-w

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Lorenz-Spreen, P., Mønsted, B. M., Hövel, P., & Lehmann, S. (2019). Accelerating dynamics of collective attention. Nature Communications, 10(1), [1759]. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-09311-w

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Lorenz-Spreen P, Mønsted BM, Hövel P, Lehmann S. Accelerating dynamics of collective attention. Nature Communications. 2019;10(1). 1759. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-09311-w

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Lorenz-Spreen, Philipp ; Mønsted, Bjarke Mørch ; Hövel, Philipp ; Lehmann, Sune. / Accelerating dynamics of collective attention. In: Nature Communications. 2019 ; Vol. 10, No. 1.

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