Nature Study Challenged: Decline in Disruptive Science Blamed on Dataset Artefacts
Robert_Palgrave · x · 2026-08-14
A widely covered 2023 Nature paper claimed that papers and patents are becoming less disruptive over time. However, a newly published Matters Arising challenges this, arguing that the reported decline can largely be attributed to dataset artefacts.
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