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A molecular clock for writing systems reveals the quantitative impact of imperial power on cultural evolution

As of 2 August 2026, this Paper Citation Record lists 18 of 18 outbound references and 1 inbound Pith citation observation for arXiv:2604.10957.

A citation records a reference. It does not transfer a finding from one paper to another.

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This paper cites an unresolved cited work.

A molecular clock for writing systems reveals the quantitative impact of imperial power on cultural evolution Unresolved cited work

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This paper cites (2003).Writing Systems: An Introduction to Their Linguistic Analysis.

A molecular clock for writing systems reveals the quantitative impact of imperial power on cultural evolution (2003).Writing Systems: An Introduction to Their Linguistic Analysis

Reference 2

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This paper cites T., & Bright, W.

A molecular clock for writing systems reveals the quantitative impact of imperial power on cultural evolution T., & Bright, W

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A molecular clock for writing systems reveals the quantitative impact of imperial power on cultural evolution Unresolved cited work

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A molecular clock for writing systems reveals the quantitative impact of imperial power on cultural evolution D., & Atkinson, Q

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This paper cites J., Wu, C.-H., Hua, X., Dunn, M., Levinson, S.

A molecular clock for writing systems reveals the quantitative impact of imperial power on cultural evolution J., Wu, C.-H., Hua, X., Dunn, M., Levinson, S

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A molecular clock for writing systems reveals the quantitative impact of imperial power on cultural evolution Unresolved cited work

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This paper cites E., & Raftery, A.

A molecular clock for writing systems reveals the quantitative impact of imperial power on cultural evolution E., & Raftery, A

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A molecular clock for writing systems reveals the quantitative impact of imperial power on cultural evolution Unresolved cited work

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A molecular clock for writing systems reveals the quantitative impact of imperial power on cultural evolution Unresolved cited work

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A molecular clock for writing systems reveals the quantitative impact of imperial power on cultural evolution Unresolved cited work

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A molecular clock for writing systems reveals the quantitative impact of imperial power on cultural evolution Unresolved cited work

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A molecular clock for writing systems reveals the quantitative impact of imperial power on cultural evolution D., & Meade, A

Reference 13

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A molecular clock for writing systems reveals the quantitative impact of imperial power on cultural evolution (2007).The Story of Writing

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A molecular clock for writing systems reveals the quantitative impact of imperial power on cultural evolution Unresolved cited work

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A molecular clock for writing systems reveals the quantitative impact of imperial power on cultural evolution Unresolved cited work

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A molecular clock for writing systems reveals the quantitative impact of imperial power on cultural evolution Unresolved cited work

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A molecular clock for writing systems reveals the quantitative impact of imperial power on cultural evolution Unresolved cited work

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Pith citing papers

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The Digital Afterlife of Empires: Four Language Models Converge on the Same Imperial Cartography of Writing cites this paper.

The Digital Afterlife of Empires: Four Language Models Converge on the Same Imperial Cartography of Writing A molecular clock for writing systems reveals the quantitative impact of imperial power on cultural evolution

Reference 5

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