The science of science

Part I: The science of career. Productivity of a scientist

The h-index

The Matthew effect

Age and scientific achievement

Random impact rule

The Q-factor

Hot streaks

Part II: The science of collaboration. The increasing dominance of teams in science

The invisible college

Coauthorship networks

Team assembly

Small and large teams

Scientific credit

Credit allocation

Part III: The science of impact. Big science

Citation disparity

High-impact papers

Scientific impact

The time dimension of science

Ultimate impact

Part IV: Outlook. Can science be accelerated?

Artificial intelligence

Bias and causality in science

Last thoughts: All the science of science.