The amount of published scientific research has been doubling almost every 15 years (Fortunato et al.). This is paired with an increasing amount of data and tools of analysis that can be used to understand the dynamics of scientific research. Contandriopoulos et al., Qi et al., Fortunato et al., and Li et al.’s findings are used to better understand these dynamics, how they lead to impactful research output, and how the roles individual researchers play in the network of science affects that impactful output.