Seolmin Yang

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I am currently a postdoctoral researcher at Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. 

My research interests lie in technological innovation, with a biological perspective to explain its evolutionary characteristics.

My work explores the question by drawing on large-scale academic and patent data such as bibliographic information, citations, and researchers’ collaboration. My work focuses on unpacking the factors that contribute to successful innovation.

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Recent Research Projects

Does Novelty Guarantee Future Success?

Geometrics of the adjacent possible: Harvesting values at the curvature

(with Hyejin Youn)

Is More Always Better?

Knowledge-Integrated Research Is More Disruptive When Supported by Homogeneous Funding Sources: A Case of US Federally Funded Research in Biomedical and Life Sciences

(with So Young Kim)