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Nicholas Polson credited with 258 papers in 2026
Original: Nicholas Polson has authored 258 academic papers in 2026 so far
A widely shared statistic claims Nicholas Polson, a statistician at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, has authored 258 academic papers so far in 2026. The figure, highlighted on Andrew Gelman's statistics blog, has drawn skepticism and amusement, with readers debating whether such prolific output reflects genuine authorship practice, co-authorship norms, or an error in publication databases.
Why now: The implausibly high number of papers attributed to one academic in a single year strikes readers as remarkable and worth questioning.
Nicholas PolsonUniversity of Chicago Booth School of BusinessAndrew Gelman
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