New research shows that paths to success in scientific disciplines are not equal. It's 2022 and women in science are still less likely than their male peers to be hired and promoted. Women are less ...

The citations at the end of a research paper should represent a solid foundation of existing knowledge about a particular field, a pool of peer-reviewed sources built over years of research and study.

Research-integrity watchers are concerned about the growing ways in which scientists can fake or manipulate the citation counts of their studies. In recent months, increasingly bold practices have ...

Citation is a tool that aids scientists in providing appropriate credit to the work of another researcher when using it as a reference in their work. In other words, citation is an indicator of the ...

Citation is a tool that aids scientists in providing appropriate credit to the work of another researcher when using it as a reference in their work. In other words, citation is an indicator of the ...

Anil Oza is a general assignment reporter at STAT focused on the NIH and health equity. You can reach him on Signal at aniloza.16. Citations in academic papers are intended to ground research in the ...