> the references provided in a Wikipedia article are usually far more relevant than the ones provided in a typical IEEE paper IME, speaking of academic researc

> the references provided in a Wikipedia article are usually far more relevant than the ones provided in a typical IEEE paper IME, speaking of academic research in general, often an almost completely different body of knowledge is cited by each. One is high-quality academic research, the other is general 'Internet knowledge', for lack of a better word. The latter often completely misses the boat.