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Nicholas Polson credited with 258 academic papers in 2026
Original: Nicholas Polson has authored 258 academic papers in 2026 so far
A claim circulating online says Duke University statistician Nicholas Polson has authored 258 academic papers so far in 2026, a figure being met with skepticism and amusement. Commenters are questioning how one researcher could produce work at that rate, with speculation ranging from heavy use of co-authors to inflated or erroneous publication counts in academic databases.
Why now: The extraordinary number of papers attributed to one academic in a single year is being debated, touching on wider concerns about publication inflation and research integrity.
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