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ArticlePLoS computational biology2021

Ten simple rules for training yourself in an emerging field.

Whitney M Woelmer, L M Bradley, Lisa T Haber, David H Klinges, Abigail S L Lewis, Elizabeth J Mohr, Christa L Torrens, Kathryn I Wheeler, Alyssa M Willson

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Article in PLoS computational biology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Ten simple rules for developing a training program.PLoS computational biology · 2025
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  3. What can we learn from 100,000 freshwater forecasts? A synthesis from the NEON Ecological Forecasting Challenge.Ecological applications : a publication of the Ecological Society of America · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Whitney M WoelmerDepartment of Biological Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0001-5147-3877
L M BradleyDepartment of Biology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0001-7579-232X
Lisa T HaberIntegrative Life Sciences, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0003-1539-1369
David H KlingesSchool of Natural Resources and Environment, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0002-7900-9379
Abigail S L LewisDepartment of Biological Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0001-9933-4542
Elizabeth J MohrDepartment of Land Resources and Environmental Sciences, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0001-7178-981X
Christa L TorrensInstitute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0002-1036-7645
Kathryn I WheelerDepartment of Earth and Environment, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0003-3931-7489
Alyssa M WillsonDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0003-2808-3402

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The opportunity to participate in and contribute to emerging fields is increasingly prevalent in science. However, simply thinking about stepping outside of your academic silo can leave many students reeling from the uncertainty. Here, we describe 10 simple rules to successfully train yourself in an emerging field, based on our experience as students in the emerging field of ecological forecasting. Our advice begins with setting and revisiting specific goals to achieve your academic and career objectives and includes several useful rules for engaging with and contributing to an emerging field.

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