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This study introduces a novel agent-based model to explain the emergence of scientific disciplines, emphasizing the crucial role of social interactions among scientists. The model successfully replicates key patterns in scientific evolution, validating the impact of collaboration networks.

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Area of Science:

  • Science and Technology Studies
  • Sociology of Science
  • Computational Social Science

Background:

  • Understanding the emergence and decline of scientific disciplines is crucial for both science and society.
  • Existing quantitative models fail to validate theories on the roles of endogenous (e.g., social collaboration) and exogenous (e.g., scientific discovery) factors in discipline evolution.
  • There is a need for a validated model that explains the dynamics of scientific discipline formation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose and validate an agent-based model for understanding the emergence of scientific disciplines.
  • To quantitatively assess the role of social interactions versus external events in shaping scientific fields.
  • To provide empirical validation for theories on the dynamics of science.

Main Methods:

  • Development of an agent-based model simulating scientists as agents within a collaboration network.
  • Modeling discipline emergence through the splitting and merging of social communities.
  • Validation of the model against empirical data on the relationships between disciplines, scholars, and publications.

Main Results:

  • The proposed social model effectively explains the emergence and evolution of scientific disciplines.
  • The model successfully reproduces several stylized facts concerning the interrelations of disciplines, researchers, and scientific output.
  • Social interactions within collaboration networks are shown to be a primary driver of discipline dynamics.

Conclusions:

  • Social interactions play a pivotal role in shaping the evolution and dynamics of scientific disciplines.
  • This agent-based model offers a quantitative framework for understanding science of science phenomena.
  • This study presents the first empirically validated account for the emergence of scientific disciplines based on social dynamics.