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May 9, 2026Science2 citations

Aging and the narrowing of scientific innovation

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HCHaochuan CuiYLYiling LinLWLingfei Wu

Key Points

  • This research examines how aging researchers and retirement policy changes influence scientific innovation.
  • Analysis of innovation metrics in scientific research fields influenced by aging researchers
  • Evaluation of the impact of retirement policy changes on innovation rates
  • A significant decrease in disruptive innovation was observed after the removal of retirement policies
  • Aging researchers contribute fewer novel scientific advances compared to younger peers

Abstract

Aging researchers and the removal of retirement policies yield decreased disruptive innovation in science

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Cui et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69fece1db9154b0b82875be6https://doi.org/10.1126/science.ady8732
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