Nobel Prizes are commonly seen to be among the most prestigious achievements of our
times. Based on mining several million citations, we quantitatively analyze the processes …

Fast growing scientific topics have famously been key harbingers of the new frontiers of
science, yet, large-scale analyses of their genesis and impact are rare. We investigated one …

In many academic fields, the number of papers published each year has increased
significantly over time. Policy measures aim to increase the quantity of scientists, research …

Citations in scientific literature are important both for tracking the historical development of
scientific ideas and for forecasting research trends. However, the diffusion mechanisms …

Theories of scientific and technological change view discovery and invention as
endogenous processes,, wherein previous accumulated knowledge enables future progress …

Progress in science has advanced the development of human society across history, with
dramatic revolutions shaped by information theory, genetic cloning, and artificial …

Scientific prizes confer credibility to persons, ideas, and disciplines, provide financial
incentives, and promote community-building celebrations. We examine the growth dynamics …

Novelty and impact are key characteristics of the scientific enterprise. Classic theories of
scientific change distinguish among different types of novelty and emphasize how a new …

Citations and text analysis are both used to study the distribution and flow of ideas between
researchers, fields and countries, but the resulting flows are rarely equal. We argue that the …

Publication statistics are ubiquitous in the ratings of scientific achievement, with citation
counts and paper tallies factoring into an individual's consideration for postdoctoral …