Wikipedia has become a science reference source even though scientists don’t cite it
Phrases from Wikipedia pages on hot scientific fields end up in published papers, a study finds
SCIENCE IN ACTION The section of a Wikipedia page on the synthesis of hydrastine was part of a project that showed how Wikipedia topics might end up in scientific studies.
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