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Keep in mind that highly cited papers are usually first to their field on a particular subject, and it makes sense that they will be usually be less "accurate"
by zhdc1 5y ago
Keep in mind that highly cited papers are usually first to their field on a particular subject, and it makes sense that they will be usually be less "accurate" simply because they don't have the luxury of building off of a direct line of prior research.
The first Tesla Model S isn't anywhere as good as the current version, but it was still groundbreaking. Academic publications work the same way.
- thaw13579 5y agoI think the issue with this analogy is: the new and improved Tesla Model S is hugely popular and profitable, while the academic papers that later revisit and improve upon those initial (high impact but less accurate) findings receive little attention or grant support, and consequently the "inaccuracies" persist.