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How to identify and handle citation bias within your literature review
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Citation bias means certain papers get over‑cited while equally valuable works get overlooked. What practical steps can you take to reduce citation bias when you build your literature survey?
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Deliberately search papers published by under‑represented research groups in your field.
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Do not only rely on reference lists from a small handful of high‑profile papers.
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Use multiple different keyword combinations when you run literature searches.
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Keep notes about potentially‑overlooked studies you discover during reading.
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