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Most political science papers are never cited, study notes
Original: The modal numeber of citations is zero (in political science)
A discussion is under way about citation patterns in political science, with the claim that the most common number of citations for a published paper in the field is zero. In other words, more articles go uncited than receive any citations at all. The observation has prompted debate about how much published academic research is actually read and used, and what that means for scholarly publishing and career incentives.
Why now: The striking claim that half or more of published political science papers are never cited challenges assumptions about the value of academic publishing.
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Evidence
- The modal numeber of citations is zero (in political science) · Economist Writing Every Day
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