Scientific publications that use promotional language in the abstract receive more citations and public attention

Abstract Researchers often use promotional language (“hyping”) in scientific publications to draw attention to their findings. Here we examined whether promotional language is indeed associated with higher academic impact and public attention. A content analysis of over 130,000 abstracts published i...

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Main Authors: Olga Stavrova, Bennett Kleinberg, Anthony M. Evans, Milena Ivanović
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-08-01
Series:Communications Psychology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s44271-025-00293-8
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