Originality has a self-evident importance for science, but objectively measuring originality poses a formidable challenge. We conceptualise originality as the degree to which a scientific discovery provides subsequent studies with unique knowledge that is not available from previous studies....

Innovationen sind in einer modernen Volkswirtschaft eine wesentliche Voraussetzung für ein dauerhaft hohes Wohlstandsniveau. Die Wirtschaftspolitik benötigt daher aktuelle Informationen über die Innovationsaktivitäten in Wirtschaft und Wissenschaft, um etwaige Schwachstellen frühzeitig...

Research which explores unchartered waters has a high potential for major impact but also carries a higher uncertainty of having impact. Such explorative research is often described as taking a novel approach. This study examines the complex relationship between pursuing a novel approach and...

Research which explores unchartered waters has a high potential for major impact but also carries a higher uncertainty of having impact. Such explorative research is often described as taking a novel approach. This study examines the complex relationship between pursuing a novel approach and...

Research which explores unchartered waters has a high potential for major impact but also carries a higher uncertainty of having impact. Such explorative research is often described as taking a novel approach. This study examines the complex relationship between pursuing a novel approach and...