Increasing trend of scientists to switch between topics.

Volume: 10, Issue: 1, Pages: 3439 - 3439
Published: Jul 31, 2019
Abstract
Despite persistent efforts in understanding the creativity of scientists over different career stages, little is known about the underlying dynamics of research topic switching that drives innovation. Here, we analyze the publication records of individual scientists, aiming to quantify their topic switching dynamics and its influence. We find that the co-citing network of papers of a scientist exhibits a clear community structure where each...
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Title
Increasing trend of scientists to switch between topics.
Published Date
Jul 31, 2019
Volume
10
Issue
1
Pages
3439 - 3439
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