Imagine if we optimized for number of independent replications over number of citations.
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A citation typically assumes the cited study is true. In a paper that cites 50 other papers, most of them are not being tested. This leads to chains of unsupported inference, as in the replication crisis. (Note: I have not replicated this graph!) https://www.nature.com/news/1-500-scientists-lift-the-lid-on-reproducibility-1.19970 …pic.twitter.com/diMUTSVGcM
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