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Bob Webb

Australian National University (ANU)

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To Assess Progress in the Social Sciences, We Should Study Knowledge Cumulation, not Disruptiveness

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To Assess Progress in the Social Sciences, We Should Study Knowledge Cumulation, not Disruptiveness

Number of pages: 4 Posted: 25 May 2023
Jens Newig, Michael Rose, Zühre Aksoy, Simon Beaudoin, Thomas Bolognesi, Oliver Fritsch, Dries L.T. Hegger, Benjamin Hoffmann, Nicolas Jager, Elke Kellner, Sina Leipold, Åsa Persson, Hens AC Runhaar and Bob Webb
Leuphana University Lüneburg, Germany, Institute of Environmental Communication, Leuphana University of Lüneburg, Bogazici University, Earth System Governance 'Taskforce on Knowledge Cumulation', Grenoble Ecole de Management, University of Exeter, Earth System Governance 'Taskforce on Knowledge Cumulation', Earth System Governance 'Taskforce on Knowledge Cumulation', Leuphana University of Lueneburg, Earth System Governance 'Taskforce on Knowledge Cumulation', Earth System Governance 'Taskforce on Knowledge Cumulation', Earth System Governance 'Taskforce on Knowledge Cumulation', Utrecht University and Australian National University (ANU)
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knowledge cumulation, science of science, scientific progress, citation analysis, social sciences

Rethinking Scientific Progress in the Social Sciences: Disruptive or Cumulative?

 Research Policy, Volume 55, No. 4, Art. 105451. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2026.105451
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 19 Mar 2026
Jens Newig, Michael Rose, Zühre Aksoy, Simon Beaudoin, Thomas Bolognesi, Oliver Fritsch, Dries L.T. Hegger, Benjamin Hofmann, Nicolas Jager, Elke Kellner, Sina Leipold, Åsa Persson, Hens AC Runhaar and Bob Webb
Leuphana University Lüneburg, Germany, Institute of Sustainability Governance, Leuphana University of Lüneburg, Bogazici University, Earth System Governance 'Taskforce on Knowledge Cumulation', Grenoble Ecole de Management, University of Exeter, Earth System Governance 'Taskforce on Knowledge Cumulation', affiliation not provided to SSRN, Leuphana University of Lueneburg, Earth System Governance 'Taskforce on Knowledge Cumulation', Earth System Governance 'Taskforce on Knowledge Cumulation', Earth System Governance 'Taskforce on Knowledge Cumulation', Utrecht University and Australian National University (ANU)
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scientific progress, knowledge cumulation, distruption, scientific paradigms, sociology of science, philosophy of science, social sciences, scientometrics, knowledge fragmentation, CD Index