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Meta-research: Why research on research matters

PLOS Biology(2018)10.1371/journal.pbio.2005468Source: DataRank Database

Meta-research: Why research on research matters is a research paper published in PLOS Biology (2018). On theSindex it has a DataRank of 0.859. It has been cited 305 times.

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Authors (1)

John P. A. Ioannidis ORCID

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PubMed:29534060 PMC:PMC5865753 OpenAlex:https://openalex.org/W2792955190

FWCI

19.78

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1.0%

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journalhttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.2005468

publisherhttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.2005468

publisherhttp://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.2005468

repositoryhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29534060

repositoryhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/5865753

Fields of Study

Meta-analysis and systematic reviewsAcademic integrity and plagiarismHealth and Medical Research ImpactsInterdisciplinary ResearchMeta-Analysis as TopicReproducibility of ResultsResearch Design

MeSH Terms

Interdisciplinary ResearchResearch DesignMeta-Analysis as TopicReproducibility of Results

Keywords

IncentiveResearch integrityEngineering ethicsBiologyBasic researchScientific progressScientific enterpriseData scienceHuman researchKey (lock)Management scienceKnowledge managementComputer sciencePolitical scienceEngineeringEpistemologyScience educationEconomics

Sustainable Development Goals

SDG 0: Industry, innovation and infrastructure

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