When scientific citations go rogue: Uncovering ‘sneaked references’

Scholars have long measured the impact of a paper by counting the number of times other scientific articles cite it. Researchers have just detected a new kind of citation fraud.

Guillaume Cabanac, Professeur des universités, Institut de Recherche en Informatique de Toulouse • conversation
July 9, 2024 ~9 min

Fostering research, careers, and community in materials science

MICRO internship program expands, brings undergraduate interns from other schools to campus.

Stefanie Koperniak | MIT Open Learning • mit
May 1, 2024 ~7 min


Science communication competition brings research into the real world

“We need more scientists who can explain their work clearly, explain science to the public, and help us build a science-literate world.”

Amanda Cornwall | MIT Career Advising and Professional Development • mit
April 30, 2024 ~8 min

Study demonstrates efficacy of MIT-led Brave Behind Bars program

Programming course for incarcerated people boosts digital literacy and self-efficacy, highlighting potential for reduced recidivism.

Rachel Gordon | MIT CSAIL • mit
April 24, 2024 ~8 min

China’s universities just grabbed 6 of the top 10 spots in one worldwide science ranking – without changing a thing

Science rankings rely on papers in academic journals. Broadening the view to include many more open-access journals will upend the usual order – thanks to China’s vast number of publications.

Caroline Wagner, Professor of Public Affairs, The Ohio State University • conversation
April 2, 2024 ~8 min

China’s universities just grabbed 8 of the top 10 spots in one worldwide science ranking – without changing a thing

Science rankings rely on papers in academic journals. Broadening the view to include many more open-access journals will upend the usual order – thanks to China’s vast number of publications.

Caroline Wagner, Professor of Public Affairs, The Ohio State University • conversation
April 2, 2024 ~8 min

Is it the school, or the students?

Study shows perceptions of “good” schools are heavily dependent on the preparation of the students entering them.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News • mit
March 28, 2024 ~7 min

Early COVID-19 research is riddled with poor methods and low-quality results − a problem for science the pandemic worsened but didn’t create

Pressure to ‘publish or perish’ and get results out as quickly as possible has led to weak study designs and shortened peer-review processes.

Dennis M. Gorman, Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Texas A&M University • conversation
Feb. 23, 2024 ~10 min


Global health research suffers from a power imbalance − decolonizing mentorship can help level the playing field

Though the Global South tends to experience higher disease burdens, most public health decisions and knowledge generation are centered in the Global North.

Engelbert Bain Luchuo, Senior Research Associate, University of Johannesburg • conversation
Feb. 13, 2024 ~9 min

Blueprint Labs launches a charter school research collaborative

Collaborative brings together charter school policy, practice, and research communities to help make research on charters more actionable, rigorous, and policy-relevant.

Talia Gerstle | Amanda Schmidt | Blueprint Labs • mit
Jan. 19, 2024 ~6 min

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