Single success: a study has found that solo authors are 72% more likely to be scientifically disruptive than teams of five. (Courtesy: iStock/SergeyNivens)
Smaller teams of scientists tend to carry out work that is more “disruptive” than that of larger
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Michael Allen is a science writer based in Bristol