A Research Achievement from BNU’s School of Systems Science Featured in Science
A significant research achievement from the School of Systems Science at Beijing Normal University has recently been highlighted in the journal *Science*. On May 20, the article titled “The critical role of persistent disruption in advancing science” was published in *Nature Computational Science*.
Research Analysis
This research analyzes the significance of creativity and originality in scientific pursuits, with an emphasis on their contribution to technological advancements and the understanding of diverse phenomena. A central theme of the study is the notion of “persistent disruption,” which the research team has proposed as a method for evaluating the disruptive qualities of scientific work.
The Novel Metric
The paper’s abstract introduces a novel metric designed to assess the “disruptiveness” of academic citations. It notes that not every highly disruptive paper attains the status of a landmark publication. The research findings suggest that “persistently disruptive” papers—those that maintain their influence irrespective of later citations—are frequently awarded and tend to receive higher citation counts.
Access to the Research Paper
For comprehensive insights, readers can access the full text of the research paper in *Nature Computational Science*.
(Cited from Beijing Normal University)
