Anatomy of scientific evolution

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 10; no. 2; p. e0117388
• Main Authors: Yun, Jinhyuk, Kim, Pan-Jun, Jeong, Hawoong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 11.02.2015; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Cultural Evolution; Datasets; Dictionaries; Digitization; Evolution; Evolutionary biology; Historical account; History, 19th Century; History, 20th Century; History, 21st Century; Innovations; Lifetime; Mathematical models; Philosophy; Physics; Public health; Qualitative analysis; Quantitative analysis; Science; Science - history; Science and technology; Social networks; Society; Technology; Technology - history; Theoretical physics; Traditional societies; Writing; South Korea; United States > US; Asia

The quest for historically impactful science and technology provides invaluable insight into the innovation dynamics of human society, yet many studies are limited to qualitative and small-scale approaches. Here, we investigate scientific evolution through systematic analysis of a massive corpus of...