The science of science (SOS) is a rapidly developing field which aims to understand,
quantify and predict scientific research and the resulting outcomes. The problem is …

A classic thesis is that scientific achievement exhibits a “Matthew effect”: Scientists who have
previously been successful are more likely to succeed again, producing increasing …

Despite efforts to promote diversity in the biomedical workforce, there remains a lower rate of
funding of National Institutes of Health R01 applications submitted by African …

Despite the surging interest in introducing lottery mechanisms into decision-making
procedures for science funding bodies, the discourse on funding-by-lottery remains …

Policy makers, academic administrators, scholars, and members of the public are clamoring
for indicators of the value and reach of research. The question of how to quantify the impact …

We investigate the degree to which impact in science and technology is associated with
surprising breakthroughs, and how those breakthroughs arise. Identifying breakthroughs …

Job-testing technologies enable firms to rely less on human judgment when making hiring
decisions. Placing more weight on test scores may improve hiring decisions by reducing the …

We provide evidence on the value of patents to startups by leveraging the quasi‐random
assignment of applications to examiners with different propensities to grant patents. Using …

Setbacks are an integral part of a scientific career, yet little is known about their long-term
effects. Here we examine junior scientists applying for National Institutes of Health R01 …

The productivity and performance of men is generally rated more highly than that of women
in controlled experiments, suggesting conscious or unconscious gender biases in …