Episode Synopsis "How and why do the life sciences cite social sciences?"

Drawing on a bibliometric study, Hongyu Zhou, Lin Zhang and their co-authors explore how and why life sciences researchers cite the social sciences and how this relationship has changed in recent years. Which is more challenging: developing a vaccine for an unforeseen pandemic in under a year, or convincing people to take it? A lesson from COVID-19 is … Continued

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