Collaborative relationships, disciplinary and global culture, social identity and scientific status shape how scholars cite prior work

Abstract Modern science is formally structured around scholarly publication, where scientific knowledge is canonized through citation. Precisely how citations are given and accrued can provide information about the value of discovery, the history of scientific ideas, the structure of fields, and the...

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Published in:Communications Psychology
Main Authors: Xiaohuan Xia, Mathieu Ouellet, Shubhankar P. Patankar, Isabella C. Stallworthy, Julia K. Brynildsen, Diana I. Tamir, Dani S. Bassett
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2026-03-01
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s44271-026-00450-7