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[quote=Anonymous]Judging scientific prowess based on the number of citations can be misleading because different academic disciplines have different citation culture. When medical researchers publish a paper, they tend to be generous in who they cite, giving credit to even loosely related work. This citation practice allows most medical researchers to have numerous citations. In contrast, mathematicians cite a paper only when that paper is 100% relevant. Mathematicians on average also publish far fewer papers over their lifetime compared to medical researchers. This discrepancy favors schools with strong medical research, partially explaining why WashU is highly ranked given that it has nearly 3000 medical faculty (!) and has the second most funding from NIH (https://medicine.washu.edu/news/washu-medicine-rises-to-no-2-in-nation-in-nih-research-funding/#:~:text=WashU%20Medicine%20is%20a%20global%20leader%20in,care%20and%20educational%20programs%20with%202%2C900%20faculty.).[/quote]
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