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minus-squareJesusChristLover420@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months agoSome authors will cite themselves to try and increase their own prominence as a highly cited author, or to create the illusion of broad consensus on a topic that nobody agrees with them on.
Some authors will cite themselves to try and increase their own prominence as a highly cited author, or to create the illusion of broad consensus on a topic that nobody agrees with them on.