108 citations · 221 across the 3 of their papers we have counts for
3 papers
cs.DL2020★ 45 cited
Scientific Prizes and the Extraordinary Growth of Scientific Topics
Ching Jin, Yifang Ma, Brian Uzzi
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 investigate one…
physics.soc-ph2018★ 68 cited
Interdisciplinarity: A Nobel Opportunity
Michael Szell, Yifang Ma, Roberta Sinatra
Interdisciplinary collaborations now sweep most fields of the natural and life sciences, necessary to tackle the world's most challenging problems. Yet, the scientific enterprise c…
physics.soc-ph2018★ 108 cited
The Scientific Prize Network Predicts Who Pushes the Boundaries of Science
Yifang Ma, Brian Uzzi
Scientific prizes are among the greatest recognition a scientist receives from their peers and arguably shape the direction of a field by conferring credibility to persons, ideas,…