How much research goes completely uncited?

Analysis from THE’s data team suggests big differences among disciplines in the amount of scholarship that fails to garner a citation 

Published on
April 18, 2018
Last updated
April 22, 2018
Simon Baker
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Invisible: almost 77 per cent of publications in the visual and performing arts were still uncited after five years whereas research in particular fields of chemistry and neuroscience is virtually guaranteed citation
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#1 Submitted by Alan D White on July 3, 2019 - 2:30am
I see very little connection between the subject matter of papers by STEM authors and that of papers by humanists so it is not surprising there is a significant difference in citation rate. STEM researchers are informing other STEM researchers of new discoveries in STEM fields with the hope they might be of some use in furthering an investigation or understanding a result, all with the intent that the end result be a solid foundation for further work. Personal opinion of STEM authors is usually of little consequence. Contrast that with the objectives of most humanist authors

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