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Nonreplicable Publications Are Cited More Than Replicable Ones

Nonreplicable Publications Are Cited More Than Replicable Ones

We use publicly available data to show that published papers in top psychology, economics, and general interest journals that fail to replicate are cited more than those that replicate. This difference in citation does not change after the publication of the failure to replicate. Only 12% of postreplication citations of nonreplicable findings acknowledge the replication failure. Existing evidence also shows that experts predict well which papers will be replicated.

The Unequal Impact of Parenthood in Academia

The Unequal Impact of Parenthood in Academia

Parenthood explains most of the gender productivity gap by lowering the average short-term productivity of mothers. However, the size of productivity penalty for mothers appears to have shrunk over time.

Systematic inequality and hierarchy in faculty hiring networks

Systematic inequality and hierarchy in faculty hiring networks

A quantitative understanding of faculty hiring as a system is lacking. Our study suggests that faculty hiring follows a common and steeply hierarchical structure that reflects profound social inequality.