Abstract
Research suggests that the disruptiveness of scientific research has declined over recent decades. Several explanations have been published for the decrease. In this paper, we add another explanation based on a probability calculus for explaining progress in science from the philosopher of science Karl Popper.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 4801-4807 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Scientometrics |
| Volume | 130 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Aug 2025 |
Bibliographical note
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Keywords
- CD index
- Disruption index