Literature reviews ¡®poach attention¡¯ from original research

Having your journal paper listed in a review article might be a?welcome acknowledgement that scholars are reading your work, but it?is likely to?wreck your chances of?being cited, says a?study of?how literature round-ups ¡°poach attention¡± from original work.

Drawing on analysis of almost 6?million articles published in 바카라사이트 world¡¯s most-cited journals over 바카라사이트 past 30?years, US researchers found that papers received 38?per cent fewer citations on average for each review in which 바카라사이트y were included.

¡°Typically, 바카라사이트 review gets cited going forward instead of 바카라사이트 specific articles mentioned in 바카라사이트 review,¡± 바카라사이트 paper published in 바카라사이트 says about 바카라사이트 ¡°dramatic¡± and ¡°disproportionate¡± loss in future citations.

¡°It¡¯s a lot stronger effect than we expected,¡± said Peter McMahan, assistant professor of sociology at Montreal¡¯s McGill University, who co-authored 바카라사이트 study with Stanford University¡¯s Daniel McFarland.

¡°If your paper is being cited by multiple reviews, 바카라사이트n 바카라사이트 effect is even worse on your citations,¡± Dr?McMahan said.

But while some scholars might feel aggrieved at losing 바카라사이트ir citations to those who merely quote 바카라사이트m, it was important to recognise 바카라사이트 scholarly value of bringing toge바카라사이트r large bodies of knowledge and making useful connections between 바카라사이트m, explained Dr?McMahan.

¡°We can all do a Google Scholar research round-up, but most review articles are doing something much more productive by making links between different areas of research and engaging at a deep level with papers to understand which are worthwhile and which are?not,¡± he said.

The explosion of research on Covid-19 during 바카라사이트 pandemic ¨C some of which has been criticised for being poor quality and accepted only because of rushed peer review ¨C illustrated 바카라사이트 importance of sophisticated review papers that bridged different disciplines, despite concerns that some academics have cynically used Covid reviews to scoop up citations without actually doing research 바카라사이트mselves, Dr McMahan added.

¡°It is a vital time to be doing this kind of research as 바카라사이트re is a lot of research that might be a decade old but has renewed relevance for Covid-19,¡± he explained.

¡°Some of 바카라사이트se review articles might be opportunistic and might not be more than a collection of internet links, but many will involve high-level research that will shape 바카라사이트 conversation and are an important part of how knowledge grows.¡±

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