"Citation Justice". I didn't even know this was a thing, but now that I do, of course it is — we don’t do merit anymore
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In the humanities, 82% of all published articles get zero citations. Most of these are mediocre pieces by mediocre scholars. Citation justice would require citing these articles as often as the most informative, original, and best written articles. https://t.co/QbjY6T0gf3
— Timur Kuran (@timurkuran) August 21, 2025