3 papers
cs.SE2026
A large-scale dataset of Android applications and their SDK dependencies
Aurora Gori Savellini, Tiziano Squartini, Massimo Riccaboni
Mobile applications (apps) increasingly rely on third-party Software Development Kits (SDKs) to provide services such as advertising, analytics, authentication, crash reporting, an…
physics.soc-ph2025
Leveraging Knowledge Networks: Rethinking Technological Value Distribution in mRNA Vaccine Innovations
Rossana Mastrandrea, Fabio Montobbio, Gabriele Pellegrino +2
This study examines the roles of public and private sector actors in the development of mRNA vaccines, a breakthrough innovation in modern medicine. Using a dataset of 151 core pat…
econ.GN2025
Breaking New Ground, Reinforcing Old Gaps: Gender Disparities in Access to Emerging Research Frontiers
Carolina Biliotti, Luca Verginer, Massimo Riccaboni
This study exploits COVID-19 as an exogenous shock in biomedical research to show how the emergence of an unexpected new research topic exacerbates gender bias in key authorship po…