Postdoctoral researcher at Université de Montréal
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Pol Econ → Data Science → Science of Science
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Diego Kozlowski
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🔍 TL;DR
Citation behaviour isn’t a meritocracy.
It’s shaped by social ties and topic overlap.
Let’s rethink how we evaluate research impact.
📚 Full paper → journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
#Bibliometrics #ScienceOfScience #ResearchPolicy
New preprint out: "Keyword Newspeak: Trump’s Orwellian Censorship of DEI in Science"
osf.io/wkvs5_v1
We examine the presence of flagged keywords in NSF-funded research from 1988 to 2024.
w/ @caropradier.bsky.social, É. Marteau, @diegokoz.bsky.social, @lucyces.bsky.social, @lariviev.bsky.social
Diego Kozlowski
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Main result:
Papers are much more likely to cite others by people they’re socially close to (coauthors or collaborators-of-collaborators).
Diego Kozlowski
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🧩 Caveat: We studied U.S. economics.
Patterns may differ elsewhere, but the same forces appear across many fields — though with different strengths.
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💡 Implication: Citation counts don’t just reflect “impact” — they reflect who you know and what you study.
Evaluating research solely through citations can reinforce inequalities.
