The top 100 most-cited research of all time

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The discussion highlights a Nature article that examines the most-cited research papers in history, revealing that significant scientific breakthroughs, such as high-temperature superconductors, DNA's double-helix structure, and the acceleration of the Universe's expansion, do not rank among the top 100 most cited papers. This underscores the distinction between groundbreaking discoveries and their citation impact. The conversation also touches on the importance of white papers in research, indicating a growing appreciation for their role in disseminating knowledge.
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Nature explores the most-cited research of all time.

The discovery of high-temperature superconductors, the determination of DNA’s double-helix structure, the first observations that the expansion of the Universe is accelerating — all of these breakthroughs won Nobel prizes and international acclaim. Yet none of the papers that announced them comes anywhere close to ranking among the 100 most highly cited papers of all time.

http://www.nature.com/news/the-top-100-papers-1.16224
 
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