The Matthew effect, sometimes called the Matthew principle, is the tendency of individuals to accrue social or economic success in proportion to their initial level of popularity, friends, and wealth.

2023年11月21日 · The Matthew Effect describes the societal concept of accumulated advantage. It states that those who start with an advantage, such as wealth, fame, or intelligence, are more apt to gain more...

The Matthew Effect highlights the potential for inequality and the perpetuation of existing advantages across various social systems. It suggests that early advantages, no matter how small, can lead to significant disparities over time.

The distinguished sociologist Robert K. Merton called this phenomenon the Matthew efect, from a verse in the Gospel of Mat-thew (13:12), which observes that “for whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath.”1 The existence of Matthew efects in soc...

2024年3月22日 · The Matthew effect, often encapsulated by the phrase “the rich get richer and the poor get poorer,” refers to the phenomenon where individuals, businesses, or countries that possess wealth and resources tend to accumulate more over time, while those without much find it increasingly difficult to gain any.

2024年6月8日 · The Matthew effect, named after a verse in the Gospel of Matthew, describes how initial advantages can lead to further gains, while initial disadvantages can result in cumulative losses. This concept is widely observed in various fields, including education, economics, science, and social status.

2024年1月20日 · The Matthew effects in education refer to the compounding of academic advantages or disadvantages over time, creating increasingly significant disparities in educational achievement. This concept was coined by the sociologist Robert Merton.

Here, we review the methodology for measuring preferential attachment in empirical data, as well as the observations of the Matthew effect in patterns of scientific collaboration, socio-technical and biological networks, the propagation of citations, the emergence of scientific progress and impact, career longevity, the evolution of common Engli...