Misinformation in and about science

JD West, CT Bergstrom - Proceedings of the National Academy of …, 2021 - pnas.org
Humans learn about the world by collectively acquiring information, filtering it, and sharing
what we know. Misinformation undermines this process. The repercussions are extensive …

Data, measurement and empirical methods in the science of science

L Liu, BF Jones, B Uzzi, D Wang - Nature human behaviour, 2023 - nature.com
The advent of large-scale datasets that trace the workings of science has encouraged
researchers from many different disciplinary backgrounds to turn scientific methods into …

Global citation inequality is on the rise

MW Nielsen, JP Andersen - Proceedings of the National Academy of …, 2021 - pnas.org
Citations are important building blocks for status and success in science. We used a linked
dataset of more than 4 million authors and 26 million scientific papers to quantify trends in …

A systematic review and assessment of algorithms to detect, characterize, and monitor urban land change

M Reba, KC Seto - Remote sensing of environment, 2020 - Elsevier
Historically, change detection reviews have examined and categorized algorithms based on
their techniques for the remote sensing community. Here, we synthesize urban land change …

Hot streaks in artistic, cultural, and scientific careers

L Liu, Y Wang, R Sinatra, CL Giles, C Song, D Wang - Nature, 2018 - nature.com
The hot streak—loosely defined as 'winning begets more winnings'—highlights a specific
period during which an individual's performance is substantially better than his or her typical …

Scientific utopia III: Crowdsourcing science

EL Uhlmann, CR Ebersole… - Perspectives on …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Most scientific research is conducted by small teams of investigators who together formulate
hypotheses, collect data, conduct analyses, and report novel findings. These teams operate …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding urban growth modeling in Africa: Dynamics, drivers, and challenges

A Korah, JAM Koch, MC Wimberly - Cities, 2024 - Elsevier
Africa has been a hotspot of rapid urban growth since 2000, yet no review exists that
describes the current state of urban growth modeling. This review aims to fill this gap by …

Intellectual synthesis in mentorship determines success in academic careers

JF Liénard, T Achakulvisut, DE Acuna… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
As academic careers become more competitive, junior scientists need to understand the
value that mentorship brings to their success in academia. Previous research has found that …

Historical, descriptive and exploratory analysis of application of bibliometrics in nursing research

P Kokol, HB Vošner - Nursing outlook, 2019 - Elsevier
Objective The aim of the study was to analyse the literature production on application of
bibliometrics in nursing research. Methods Historical, descriptive, and exploratory …

Bedload transport: a walk between randomness and determinism. Part 2. Challenges and prospects

C Ancey - Journal of Hydraulic Research, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
By the late nineteenth century, the scientific study of bedload transport had emerged as an
offshoot of hydraulics and geomorphology. Since then, computing bedload transport rates …