Read Before You Cite!
"Many of the references cited in scientific papers have not been read by the authors citing them"
"A cunning statistical study has exposed scientists as sloppy reporters"
The Half-Life of Facts (Samuel Arbesman) Book Review | PDF
"By examining these mutations we can trace these errors backward in time, and understand how knowledge truly spread from scientist to scientist, instead of how it appeared to spread."
"...negative data is inherently less cited and therefore tends to fail to spread through citation networks."
Interview with BBC:
Interview on Read Before You Cite Dec. 2002.
Copied Citations Create Renowned Papers?
"Simple mathematical probability, not genius, can explain why some papers are cited a lot more than others"
"Scientific papers that are not widely read and that lack any great influence can end up being classed as high-impact"