Large-scale assessment of the effect of popularity on the reliability of research.

Based on theoretical reasoning it has been suggested that the reliability of findings published in the scientific literature decreases with the popularity of a research field. Here we provide empirical support for this prediction. We evaluate published statements on protein interactions with data fr...

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Main Authors: Thomas Pfeiffer, Robert Hoffmann
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/ee0f6b6a4fa74cc789d0d8b7903384a2
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