Meho 2007: http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/2058-7058/20/1/33/... (not open access)
Evans 2008: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.183...
Lariviere & Gingras 2008(?): https://arxiv.org/pdf/0809.5250v1.pdf
The third paper is especially interesting, as it brings forward what seems to be a pretty solid analysis that goes against what the previous two authors (and the Smithsonianmag) say about the state of science. So maybe there is hope yet :-)
Meho 2007: http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/2058-7058/20/1/33/... (not open access)
Evans 2008: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.183...
Lariviere & Gingras 2008(?): https://arxiv.org/pdf/0809.5250v1.pdf
The third paper is especially interesting, as it brings forward what seems to be a pretty solid analysis that goes against what the previous two authors (and the Smithsonianmag) say about the state of science. So maybe there is hope yet :-)