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Could small-team science be dying out? - Nature

The proportion of one- and two-author papers in the Nature Index is shrinking rapidly, as science done by big teams continues to surge.

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Could small-team science be dying out? - Nature

The size of scientific research teams has increased steadily over time.Credit: twomeows/Getty

Few papers in history have had the disruptive impact of James Watson and Francis Cricks 1953 Nature pape… [+6636 chars]

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