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# Introduction
Epistemic diversity in interdisciplinary
teams improves publication quality
[[@page2007]].
The effect is especially pronounced
in clinical sciences[^1] and STEM
[[@hong2004; @wuchty2007]].
$$
D(E) = -\sum_{i} p_i \log p_i
$$
[^1]: See also [[Methodology]]
for the study design.Introduction
Epistemic diversity in interdisciplinary teams improves publication quality (Page, 2007).
The effect is especially pronounced in clinical sciences1 and STEM (Hong & Page, 2004; Wuchty et al., 2007).
1 See also Methodology for the study design.
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