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Listen: Small research teams are better than big ones at disrupting science

Based on citations, study suggests diminutive teams come up with more new ideas than do large collaborations — a trend that holds across disciplines.
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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-019-00581-4

Read the accompanying News & View article: ‘Small-team scienceis beautiful’

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