UniResearch Community | Yan Xu | Activity https://community.uniresearch.ai/members/yanxu/activity/ Activity feed for Yan Xu. Tue, 27 Oct 2026 19:01:12 +0800 https://buddypress.org/?v=3.4.4 en-US 30 hourly 2 cae6c38331b1b85b7e052a5f633ef637 Yan Xu posted a new activity comment https://community.uniresearch.ai/news-feed/p/2298/#acomment-2306 Sun, 25 Oct 2026 01:12:00 +0800 Add a brief note in rebuttal if the cited result is no longer valid.

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Question

You cite a preprint during revision, then the preprint is withdrawn or drastically rewritten. How should you update citations and explain the change to editors?

]]> 720ce2b0ccbc4944d705e11e099ab499 Yan Xu posted a new activity comment https://community.uniresearch.ai/news-feed/p/2083/#acomment-2100 Thu, 15 Oct 2026 03:49:08 +0800 Community templates usually include pre‑built folder structure for runs, notes and figures.

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Resource Share

Many researchers want version‑controlled digital lab notebooks. Git plus markdown offers plain‑text durable storage. Are there ready‑made open templates for […]

]]> 40b9b05e713dce62dfcd6645b1c6eb2d Yan Xu posted an update: Paper Discussion Many journals impose page limits only […] https://community.uniresearch.ai/news-feed/p/2093/ Thu, 15 Oct 2026 02:40:58 +0800 Paper Discussion

Many journals impose page limits only on main manuscript body, while appendices are unlimited. This pushes more and more content into supplements. Is it reasonable to apply total combined page limits including supplementary files?

]]> 4 1de849d9673a9ffb5385eb432907bfea Yan Xu posted a new activity comment https://community.uniresearch.ai/news-feed/p/1859/#acomment-1874 Fri, 09 Oct 2026 13:46:01 +0800 Conference proceedings create stable citable records for fast‑moving active research communities.

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Paper Discussion

Some scholars argue preprints and journal publications have made traditional conference‑proceedings less necessary. Others insist conferences proceedings still […]

]]> bd1c6b29b1aed07fc95e72c52597a2e5 Yan Xu posted a new activity comment https://community.uniresearch.ai/news-feed/p/1220/#acomment-1240 Thu, 17 Sep 2026 07:13:06 +0800 Be specific about what confused you as a reader, that is actionable feedback.

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Method Help

Reviewing your lab‑mates’ drafts is common and valuable. But balancing honesty with maintaining good working relationships is tricky. What practices help you give […]

]]> 57a3d5b052c742299a467e1406f0dcc9 Yan Xu posted a new activity comment https://community.uniresearch.ai/news-feed/p/1190/#acomment-1209 Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:28:27 +0800 Check whether existing surveys have become outdated because of rapid field progress.

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Question

The number of survey papers in a field can grow quickly. Writing yet another survey may add little value, but it can also bring fresh perspectives or update older reviews. […]

]]> fd5b01140eac47d7c9a0e081c05d757b Yan Xu posted a new activity comment https://community.uniresearch.ai/news-feed/p/992/#acomment-1008 Wed, 09 Sep 2026 07:13:13 +0800 Ask lab outsiders whether they can quickly identify your core new element.

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Question

It can be tricky to articulate your real novelty. Some works bring genuinely new paradigms, others deliver solid incremental optimisations. How do you clearly […]

]]> 76c712be178925f76e3d5e69360ec181 Yan Xu posted an update: Paper Discussion Preprints grant fast access […] https://community.uniresearch.ai/news-feed/p/976/ Tue, 08 Sep 2026 09:13:33 +0800 Paper Discussion

Preprints grant fast access to cutting‑edge research, yet they have not passed formal peer review. What pitfalls should researchers watch out for when building literature surveys heavily based on preprint resources?

]]> 5 a67b4abc2d81ce70ace6a3dede550b4b Yan Xu posted an update: Repeated experiment failures are normal for […] https://community.uniresearch.ai/news-feed/p/852/ Wed, 02 Sep 2026 09:48:05 +0800 Repeated experiment failures are normal for most researchers. Systematically record variable adjustments, do root‑cause analysis and avoid emotional self‑blame during low‑output phases.

]]> 3 c5abe5107de1e479e59aa5d847f53ab1 Yan Xu posted a new activity comment https://community.uniresearch.ai/news-feed/p/608/#acomment-622 Tue, 25 Aug 2026 13:41:33 +0800 Watch out for test‑set leakage, which is still a surprisingly common pitfall in many public datasets.

In reply to - Ping Lu posted an update Finding good public datasets for method validation takes a lot of digging. What are your go‑to high‑quality open datasets for general‑purpose method benchmarking in your field? ]]>