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Study Finds Senior Scientists Produce Disruptive Work That Lasts Longer

An analysis of more than 200,000 scientific careers finds that while older researchers disrupt established knowledge less often, their disruptive papers are more likely to endure and be built upon by later work.

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An analysis of more than 200,000 scientific careers finds that while older researchers disrupt established knowledge less often, their disruptive papers are more likely to endure and be built upon by later work.