SSRN Electronic Journal, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: unknown
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
We analyze whether the social media popularity of Twitter star scientists, who were identified by Science in a 2014 report, pays off terms an increased number citations. To establish causal relationship, we use COVID-19 global pandemic as quasi-natural experiment exogenously increasing public attention and demand for expertise. Using science stars' their coauthors' publications on COVID related topics prior to break out pandemic, run difference-in-differences analysis annual incoming citations two groups. find that status added about 1.07 extra following breakout per year article, corresponding 70% already existing citation gap between stars coauthors. Moreover, also document publication list se caused increase citations, i.e. supposed celebrity benefited stars, which meant 1.06 more article compared Treatment based scientists' Kardashian indexes yields no robust effects, implying unjustified does not pay
Language: Английский