The phrase "seminal contributions" refers to important and influential ideas, works, or discoveries that have a significant impact and influence on a particular field or area of study. Full definition
All of you have made seminal contributions to the field of cognitive neuroscience. (kavliprize.org)
He has published over 70 research articles, reviews and book chapters, and has made several seminal contributions to the stem cell field. (gladstone.org)
Not only has she made one seminal contribution after another, but her findings hold up over time, he says. (sciencemag.org)