Does Science Advance One Funeral at a Time?
研究杰出生命科学家早逝如何改变其领域活力：合作者发文减少，非合作者发文激增且更易获高引，表明巨星离世为领域开辟新方向提供契机。
We examine how the premature death of eminent life scientists alters the vitality of their fields. While the flow of articles by collaborators into affected fields decreases after the death of a star scientist, the flow of articles by non-collaborators increases markedly. This surge in contributions from outsiders draws upon a different scientific corpus and is disproportionately likely to be highly cited. While outsiders appear reluctant to challenge leadership within a field when the star is alive, the loss of a luminary provides an opportunity for fields to evolve in new directions that advance the frontier of knowledge.