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By Lorna McConville
November 11, 2015 1920

Social-science papers cite more references than physical-science papers
Concord Monitor

Here the web comic Ph.D. shows the surprising result that social science research papers have more references on average than biology or physical science papers

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The Japanese Government’s Attack on the Humanities and Social Sciences
The Diplomat

26 of the 60 national universities that offer courses in the humanities and social sciences have confirmed they will either close or reduce faculties in these areas.

Senior Marketing Manager at SAGE, and editor of the SAGE Insight blog

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