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The way scientific papers are ranked - ie how many citations a paper gets, means consensus is rewarded and dissent is punished.



Its possible to cite a paper that you disagree with


But if the peer is the author of this paper you could be suggested to rewrite this paragraph


Are there examples of this happening?

Perhaps it may be reasonable if someone misunderstands part of the research (if it did happen)




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