Likun Cao
Materials Science · Purdue University West Lafayette
Publications
19
Citations
32
Est. group size
—
Recurring co-author estimate
Active years
6
Publishing since 2021
Likun Cao's work sits at the intersection of innovation studies, organizational science, and computational social science, examining how new technologies, ideas, and AI models are created, combined, and spread through networks of people and organizations. Recent projects study topics such as how 'deep' versus 'broad' technology search affects innovation timing, how team dynamics shape the impact of AI models like BERT, and how large language models are adopted across academic fields and influence societal values. The research draws on large-scale bibliometric, patent, and text data analyzed with machine learning and network methods.
Publication output was minimal before 2021 but has grown substantially since then, with a notable surge in 2025 and 2026.
Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026
- Deep versus broad technology search and the timing of innovation impact
Technological Forecasting and Social Change · 2026
- Modularity, architectural innovation, and new venture success
Research Policy · 2026
- Constructing BERT Models: How Team Dynamics and Focus Shape AI Model Impact
Open MIND · 2026
- Constructing BERT Models: How Team Dynamics and Focus Shape AI Model Impact
arXiv (Cornell University) · 2026
- Constructing BERT models: How team dynamics and focus shape AI model impact
Quantitative Science Studies · 2026
- Large language models as a conduit for value shifts in contemporary China
Chinese Sociological Review · 2026
- Visualizing the Adoption of Large Language Models across Sociology Subfields
Socius Sociological Research for a Dynamic World · 2026
- Decreasing Disruption and Increasing Concentration of Artificial Intelligence
Minds and Machines · 2025
- Deep versus Broad Technology Search and the Timing of Innovation Impact
arXiv (Cornell University) · 2025
- Deep versus Broad Technology Search and the Timing of Innovation Impact
arXiv (Cornell University) · 2025
- Combinatorial Innovation in Science, Technology, Organizations, and Society
University of Chicago · 2025
- Depth Versus Breadth in the Hierarchical Recombination of Technology
Academy of Management Proceedings · 2024
- Manager Mobility and Private Equity Syndications from the Perspective of Coupling Networks: Evidence from China's Private Equity Industry
Journal of Social Computing · 2023
- Higher-Order Invention and New Venture Success
Academy of Management Proceedings · 2023
- Destructive creation, creative destruction, and the paradox of innovation science
Sociology Compass · 2022
- arXiv (Cornell University)×3
- Academy of Management Proceedings×2
- Management and Organization Review×1
- Minds and Machines×1
- Sociology Compass×1
- Brett M. Savoie
Materials Science · Purdue University West Lafayette
- Brian H. Lee
Materials Science · Purdue University West Lafayette
- Ankur K. Gupta
Materials Science · Indiana University
- Arun Mannodi‐Kanakkithodi
Materials Science · Purdue University West Lafayette
- Farshud Sorourifar
Materials Science · The Ohio State University
This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.
Last updated Jul 20, 2026.
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