The Regents of the University of Minnesota, through its Office of Sponsored Projects Administration, was awarded a $249,119 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program. The 3-year grant, which commenced on September 1, 2023, will support collaborative research on how the increasing "burden of knowledge" required for scientific progress has slowed the pace of new discoveries. The research team will apply innovative mathematical tools from topological data analysis to large-scale bibliometric and grant payment data to examine the structure and dynamics of concept networks that capture scientific knowledge and its evolution over time. The goal is to identify factors affecting the rate and character of new discoveries, including the influence of research funding and the organization of scientific work, across different fields. This research project builds on previous NSF-supported work and aims to provide insights that can inform future science policy decisions and funding priorities.
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