2 papers
cs.SI2026
Robust Evidence for Declining Disruptiveness: Assessing the Role of Zero-Backward-Citation Works
Michael Park, Erin Leahey, Russell J. Funk
We respond to Holst et al.'s critique that the decline in scientific disruptiveness documented in Park et al. (Nature, 2023) is an artifact of including works with zero backward ci…
physics.soc-ph2026
Is Innovation Becoming Less Disruptive? An Inventory of the Literature
Xiangting Wu, Linhui Wu, Michael Park +2
A growing literature has examined whether innovation is becoming less disruptive, spanning diverse domains and data sources and using a range of methodologies. This paper provides…