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Identify Hidden Spreaders of Pandemic over Contact Tracing Networks
Shuhong Huang, Jiachen Sun, Ling Feng +3
The COVID-19 infection cases have surged globally, causing devastations to both the society and economy. A key factor contributing to the sustained spreading is the presence of a l…
Quantifying Policy Responses to a Global Emergency: Insights from the COVID-19 Pandemic
Jian Gao, Yian Yin, Benjamin F. Jones +1
Public policy must confront emergencies that evolve in real time and in uncertain directions, yet little is known about the nature of policy response. Here we take the coronavirus…
Quantifying the Immediate Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Scientists
Kyle R. Myers, Wei Yang Tham, Yian Yin +7
The COVID-19 pandemic has undoubtedly disrupted the scientific enterprise, but we lack empirical evidence on the nature and magnitude of these disruptions. Here we report the resul…
Quantifying dynamics of failure across science, startups, and security
Yian Yin, Yang Wang, James A. Evans +1
Human achievements are often preceded by repeated attempts that initially fail, yet little is known about the mechanisms governing the dynamics of failure. Here, building on the ri…
Early-career setback and future career impact
Yang Wang, Benjamin F. Jones, Dashun Wang
Setbacks are an integral part of a scientific career, yet little is known about whether an early-career setback may augment or hamper an individual's future career impact. Here we…
Taking census of physics
Federico Battiston, Federico Musciotto, Dashun Wang +3
Over the past decades, the diversity of areas explored by physicists has exploded, encompassing new topics from biophysics and chemical physics to network science. However, it is u…