University of Basel researchers dispute a 2023 Nature study's claim of declining disruptive research by identifying measurement errors and accounting for pre-1976 patent citations.
University of Basel researchers challenge a 2023 Nature study that claimed a decline in disruptive research and new knowledge production in the scientific and innovation system. The Basel team discovered measurement errors in the Nature study, which did not consider citations to patents before 1976. By accounting for these citations, the researchers argue that the system's innovative power remains strong.
April 16, 2024
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