3 papers
cs.DL2026
The Innovation Recognition Paradox: How Science Undervalues the Boundary-Crossing Work Women Produce
C. Biliotti, M. Riccaboni, J. W. Lockhart +1
Women and men pursue different but complementary forms of scientific innovation. Analyzing 261,452 solo-authored papers by U.S. scholars, with patterns confirmed by millions of mul…
cs.DL2026
China leads scientific trends; the West launches new ones
Jeffrey W. Lockhart, Jamshid Sourati, Feng Shi +1
How nations shape the scientific frontier matters for technological competition, but standard metrics, including publication counts, citations, and disruption indices, look backwar…
physics.soc-ph2025
Synthesis of innovation and obsolescence
Edward D. Lee, Christopher P. Kempes, Manfred D. Laubichler +14
Innovation and obsolescence describe the dynamics of ever-churning social and biological systems, from the development of economic markets to scientific and technological progress…