My research focuses on science and innovation and in particular the interface between them, integrating various disciplinary perspectives, such as public policy, sociology, economics, and psychology.

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My recent research focuses on science funding, organization of science and innovation, creativity and novelty, and science-technology-linkages.  Another research interest of mine is to develop innovative analytical methods for studying science and innovation, drawing from fields of bibliometrics, statistics, and machine learning.  I earned my Ph.D. degree in Public Policy and a Master of Science degree in Statistics, from Georgia Institute of Technology (USA), and a Master of Economics degree in Applied Economics and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism, from Tsinghua University (China).  Before joining Leiden University, I was a fellow at the Labor and Worklife Program, Harvard University (USA) and postdoctoral fellow at the Centre for R&D Monitoring and Department of Management, Strategy and Innovation, KU Leuven (Belgium). I currently serve as an advisory editor for Research Policy, associate editor for Frontiers in Research Metrics and Analytics, and editorial board member for Research Evaluation.  I teach Research Methods and manage the SBB internship program.

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