The secret heart of academia is... Wikipedia.
— Ethan Mollick (@emollick) June 5, 2021
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. pic.twitter.com/lWUj9ea76H
Review articles are extremely influential on the direction of scientific research 👇 and while Wikipedia articles are generally less influential, there are more of them, they are more up-to-date, and they are free. https://t.co/2ps1YzBP0s
— Ethan Mollick (@emollick) June 5, 2021
