Why don't we track scientific authorship trends like financial markets?
We should track how experienced scientists switch fields, since this is probably a strong signal for important science.
I tracked author movement between fields from all ArXiv papers over the last two decades. The results reveal some obvious trends (ie. the growth of AI), and can more generally provide valuable context for career choices.
We should track how experienced scientists switch fields, since this is probably a strong signal for important science.
I tracked author movement between fields from all ArXiv papers over the last two decades. The results reveal some obvious trends (ie. the growth of AI), and can more generally provide valuable context for career choices.