Competitive Science: Is Competition Ruining Science?
Year: 2015
Type: article
Abstract: Science has always been a competitive undertaking. Despite recognition of the benefits of cooperation and team science, reduced availability of funding and jobs has made science more competitive than ever. Here we consider the benefits of competition in providing incentives to scientists and the adverse effects of competition on resource sharing, research integrity, and creativity. The history of science shows that transformative discoveries often occur in the absence of competition, which only emerges once fields are established and goals are defined. Measures to encourage collaboration and ameliorate competition in the scientific enterprise are discussed.
Source: Infection and Immunity
DOI: 10.1128/iai.02939-14
Authors: Ferric C. Fang, Arturo Casadevall
Institutions: University of Washington, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Language: English
Subfield: Information Systems and Management
Field: Decision Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2159312573