Researchers have long suspected that review papers poach citations from the original papers they cite. A new analysis of millions of journal articles shows that certain review papers do indeed draw ...

Academic articles from authors using large language model are creating an ecosystem of fake research that threatens human knowledge itself.

An investigation by the University of Hong Kong (HKU) has affirmed that a paper by a PhD student contained non-existent references generated by artificial intelligence. The findings, announced by the ...

Academics publishing in particular fields of chemistry or neuroscience are virtually guaranteed to be cited after five years, but more than three-quarters of papers in literary theory or the ...

Simply sign up to the Business education myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Citations have long been a cornerstone of how academic impact is measured, but their effectiveness in ...

Peng Zhou does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

Over the past decade, it became apparent that a number of fields of research had some issues with replication. Published results didn't always survive attempts at repeating experiments. The extent of ...

According to a new study, the presence of simple hyphens in the titles of academic papers adversely affects the citation statistics, regardless of the quality of the articles. [Editor's note: please ...

An analysis of over 800 academic research papers on physical health and exercise suggests that the level of popular media coverage for a given paper is strongly linked to the attention it receives ...