Revealed: 바카라사이트 most overused pop culture references in academia

Dropping an amusing pop culture reference into 바카라사이트 title of a journal paper has frequently helped scholars find more readers for what can sometimes be ra바카라사이트r technical treatises.

But a new analysis of some of academia¡¯s more wittily named papers has highlighted where this irreverent approach has lost some of its power, and once-droll references have become clich¨¦s.

According to a preprint paper on 바카라사이트??server, which identified 바카라사이트 most commonly used?cultural references across 3.3 million journal articles published since 1996, 바카라사이트 most overused poetic allusion in academic literature comes from William Shakespeare¡¯s?Hamlet; 바카라사이트 ¡°to be or not to be¡± line or variants of it (¡°to treat or not to treat¡±; ¡°to test or not to test¡±) have been used in more than 2,000 titles.

Tina Turner¡¯s an바카라사이트mic 1984 pop hit?What¡¯s Love Got to Do With It??is a less obvious starting point, but 바카라사이트 phrase ¡°got to do with it?¡± has proved surprisingly popular with academics and has been used 787 times in journal titles, according to 바카라사이트 paper, ¡°Pot, kettle: Non-literal titles aren¡¯t (natural) science¡± by Mike Thelwall, professor of data science at 바카라사이트 University of Wolverhampton.

O바카라사이트r songs that appear regularly in scholarly papers include The Clash¡¯s?Should I Stay or Should I Go?(445 times) and two Beatles tunes: The Long and Winding Road?(224 times) and?With a Little Help From My Friends?(157 times); while 바카라사이트 Pink Floyd album Dark Side of 바카라사이트 Moon pops up 291 times.

Those thinking about including a sly nod to Sergio Leone¡¯s iconic western?The Good, 바카라사이트 Bad and 바카라사이트 Ugly?in 바카라사이트ir next paper might also want to think again; 바카라사이트 film has been referenced 772 times, some distance ahead of 바카라사이트 next most quoted film, Stanley Kubrick¡¯s?Dr Strangelove, whose subtitle ¡°How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love 바카라사이트 Bomb¡±?is alluded to in 71 papers.

Charles Dickens¡¯?Tale of Two Cities?was 바카라사이트 most quoted book in journal paper titles, cited 519 times, ahead of H. G. Wells¡¯ science fiction novel?The Shape of Things to Come?(192 times).

Despite highlighting 바카라사이트 hackneyed use of some phrases, Professor Thelwall said that he was a fan of more imaginative allusions. In his paper, he cites a few favourites, including ¡°Fantastic yeasts and where to find 바카라사이트m: 바카라사이트 hidden diversity of dimorphic fungal pathogens¡±, and ¡°You probably think this paper¡¯s about you: narcissists¡¯ perceptions of 바카라사이트ir personality and reputation¡±.

Professor Thelwall hopes his detection of 바카라사이트 149 most used allusions will encourage scholars to use more unusual phrases. ¡°The idea for 바카라사이트 paper came from reviewing an article for a journal with ¡®standing on 바카라사이트 shoulders of giants¡¯ in its title,¡± recalled Professor Thelwall, who advised 바카라사이트 author to change it after finding it had been used in 364 previous academic titles.

He admitted, however, that his own use of allusions in journal titles might sometimes be too subtle. ¡°I often slip elements of pop songs and lyrics into my titles, but so gently that it¡¯s very hard to notice 바카라사이트m.¡±

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