A new way to detect breakthroughs in science: Large-scale analysis reveals 'disruptive' innovations in research history

Published on April 1, 2026

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Who Researchers at Binghamton University and the University of Virginia
What Developed a method to identify disruptive scientific breakthroughs.
Where Published in *Science Advances*.
When The study was published in April 2026.
Impact The method helps understand conditions for breakthroughs and improve research funding.
The history of science and technology is marked by major breakthroughs—the theory of evolution, the splitting of the atom, the development of antibiotics—and a research team including faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York, has developed a method to help pinpoint discoveries that reshaped the course of science.

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People Sadamori Kojaku Munjung Kim Yong-Yeol Ahn Charles Darwin Alfred Russel Wallace Isaac Newton Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
Organizations Binghamton University State University of New York University of Virginia
Locations New York Virginia
Topics Science Research Innovation Breakthroughs Machine Learning Scientific Papers Patents

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