Science Is Shaped by Wikipedia: Evidence From a Randomized Control Trial
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Farooq A. Kperogi
Jun 7, 2021, 5:54:37 AM6/7/21
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This is for the Wikipediaphobes still stuck in the late 2000s. The PDF of the paper is attached with this post, but here's a summary by Professor Ethan Mollick of UPenn's Wharton School on Twitter (https://twitter.com/emollick/status/1401282268589608966) : "The secret heart of academia is... Wikipedia.
In an experiment, this paper found that a single quality Wikipedia article written by chemistry experts influenced the content of 250 published peer-reviewed academic papers! Articles referenced in Wikipedia also become more cited."
In an experiment, this paper found that a single quality Wikipedia article written by chemistry experts influenced the content of 250 published peer-reviewed academic papers! Articles referenced in Wikipedia also become more cited."
Academia is evolving. Wikipedia is smack in the center of the evolution.
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