The role of twitter in the life cycle of a scientific publication · HackerPapers discussionshttps://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/1305.0435/Collected HN comments and submissions linking this paper.enMon, 02 Nov 2026 11:16:22 GMTThe role of twitter in the life cycle of a scientific publication — mentioned by 1vuio0pswjnm7https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45398687urn:hackerpapers:mention:1305.0435:45398687Sat, 27 Sep 2025 19:30:37 GMT<p>&quot;A new study published in Integrative and Comparative Biology suggests that scientists are leaving X (formerly known as Twitter) in significant numbers due to its declining professional value.&quot; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40637733/ See also: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-02554-0 Co-author Shiffman recommended Twitter in 2012 and 2013 https://davidshiffmancv.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Shiff... https://arxiv.org/abs/1305.0435 He even required his students at ASU to use Twitter as recently as 2023 https://davidshiffmancv.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Shiff...</p><p><a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/1305.0435/">Paper and discussion history</a>. A mention is not an endorsement.</p>cs.DL