ArticlePLoS biology2021
Training early career researchers to use meta-research to improve science: A participant-guided "learn by doing" approach.
Article in PLoS biology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Curcumin and multiple health outcomes: critical umbrella review of intervention meta-analyses.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2025Pooled it
- Sports Metaresearch: An Emerging Discipline of Sport Science and Medicine.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2025Review
- On the value of meta-research for early career researchers: A commentary.JCPP advances · 2024Article
- Shortcut citations in the methods section: Frequency, problems, and strategies for responsible reuse.PLoS biology · 2024Review
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- Blind spots on western blots: Assessment of common problems in western blot figures and methods reporting with recommendations to improve them.PLoS biology · 2022Article
- Finding the best fit for improving reproducibility: reflections from the QUEST Center for Responsible Research.BMC research notes · 2022Article
- Recommendations for empowering early career researchers to improve research culture and practice.PLoS biology · 2022Article
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Abstract
Meta-research, or the science of science, is a powerful technique that scientists can use to improve science, however most scientists are unaware that meta-research exists and courses are rare. This initiative demonstrates the feasibility of a participant-guided "learn by doing" approach, in which a multidisciplinary, global team of early career researchers learned meta-research skills by working together to design, conduct and publish a meta-research study.
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