In many sectors and in many respects, interdisciplinarity has made progress in recent
decades, but less so when it comes to evaluating interdisciplinary work. Challenges remain …

We investigate the degree to which impact in science and technology is associated with
surprising breakthroughs, and how those breakthroughs arise. Identifying breakthroughs …

There are long-standing concerns that peer review, which is foundational to scientific
institutions like journals and funding agencies, favors conservative ideas over novel ones …

The use of bibliometrics, based on statistical and mathematical tools, makes it possible to
measure the contributions of researchers to science. This is a widely used tool to assess …

Problem solving often requires crossing boundaries, such as those between disciplines.
When policy‐makers call for “interdisciplinarity,” however, they often mean “synergy.” …

This article discusses a project under development called “Inventing Indicators of
Interdisciplinarity,” as an example of work in methodology development that combines …

The relationship between interdisciplinarity and citation impact is affected by many factors,
and the citation time window is a crucial factor. Our study examines the effect of the citation …

Interdisciplinary research is widely recognized as necessary to tackle some of the grand
challenges facing humanity. It is generally believed that interdisciplinarity is becoming …

Economics has the reputation to be an insular discipline with little consideration for other
social sciences and humanities (SSH). Recent research challenges this perception of …

Monitoring and evaluating interdisciplinarity is crucial for informing decisions about
interdisciplinary (ID) policies, funding, and work. Yet, the recent explosion of ID assessment …