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A simulation-based analysis of the impact of rhetorical citations in science

Interdisciplinary Studies

A simulation-based analysis of the impact of rhetorical citations in science

H. Bao and M. Teplitskiy

This groundbreaking research by Honglin Bao and Misha Teplitskiy delves into the surprising benefits of rhetorical citations in the scientific realm. By employing agent-based modeling, the authors reveal how these citations can actually enhance the quality and distribution of scientific recognition. Discover how rhetorical citations may be the key to a more equitable citation landscape in academia!

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Abstract
This paper investigates the impact of rhetorical citations in science, challenging the common assumption that they are solely detrimental. Using agent-based modeling, the authors simulate scientific communities with and without rhetorical citations to analyze their effects on citation-quality correlation, citation churn, and citation inequality. The results suggest that rhetorical citations can increase the correlation between paper quality and citations, enhance citation churn, and reduce citation inequality by redistributing citations from elite papers to a broader set of high-to-moderate quality papers.
Publisher
Nature Communications
Published On
Jan 10, 2024
Authors
Honglin Bao, Misha Teplitskiy
Tags
rhetorical citations
scientific communities
citation-quality correlation
citation churn
citation inequality

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