Dashun Wang
@dashunwang.bsky.social
Kellogg Chair of Technology, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
Reposted by Dashun Wang
📢Out now! @dashunwang.bsky.social and colleagues introduce SciSciGPT, a prototype AI collaborator for the domain of science of science that streamlines a wide range of empirical and analytical research tasks. www.nature.com/articles/s43... #cssky
SciSciGPT: advancing human–AI collaboration in the science of science - Nature Computational Science
SciSciGPT is an open-source prototype AI collaborator that explores the use of LLM research tools to automate workflows, support diverse analytical approaches and enhance reproducibility in the domain...
www.nature.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
📢Out now! @dashunwang.bsky.social and colleagues introduce SciSciGPT, a prototype AI collaborator for the domain of science of science that streamlines a wide range of empirical and analytical research tasks. www.nature.com/articles/s43... #cssky
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Postdoc openings at Kellogg/Northwestern!
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Reposted by Dashun Wang
This was a very insightful read! There is a price to pay for making hard pivots in science and technology. By @dashunwang.bsky.social's group.
Read here: doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Read here: doi.org/10.1038/s415...
The pivot penalty in research - Nature
An analysis of millions of scientific papers and patents reveals a ‘pivot penalty’ when researchers shift direction, with the impact of studies decreasing rapidly the further they move from their prev...
doi.org
July 26, 2025 at 6:12 PM
This was a very insightful read! There is a price to pay for making hard pivots in science and technology. By @dashunwang.bsky.social's group.
Read here: doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Read here: doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Reposted by Dashun Wang
What happens when scientists leave their original research theme to explore a new field? A new @nature.com paper by @dashunwang.bsky.social et al quantifies this "pivot" and shows that it comes at a cost: work in new fields receives relatively fewer citations 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The pivot penalty in research - Nature
An analysis of millions of scientific papers and patents reveals a ‘pivot penalty’ when researchers shift direction, with the impact of studies decreasing rapidly the further they move from their prev...
www.nature.com
May 29, 2025 at 8:16 PM
What happens when scientists leave their original research theme to explore a new field? A new @nature.com paper by @dashunwang.bsky.social et al quantifies this "pivot" and shows that it comes at a cost: work in new fields receives relatively fewer citations 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Reposted by Dashun Wang
Do US politicians listen to science? Democrat-led congressional committees and leftwing think tanks cite research papers more than their rightwing counterparts, finds vast analysis by @dashunwang.bsky.social @alexanderfurnas.com www.nature.com/articles/d41... With comments from @ejfagan.com
April 25, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Do US politicians listen to science? Democrat-led congressional committees and leftwing think tanks cite research papers more than their rightwing counterparts, finds vast analysis by @dashunwang.bsky.social @alexanderfurnas.com www.nature.com/articles/d41... With comments from @ejfagan.com