6 papers
Scientific exploration, collaboration and labor division in the large language model era
Xiang Zheng, Xi Hong, Jialin Liu +1
Large language models (LLMs) have rapidly and significantly entered scientific workflows, but it remains unclear how their diffusion is associated with changes in scientists' strat…
BibAgent: An Agentic Framework for Traceable Miscitation Detection in Scientific Literature
Peiran Li, Fangzhou Lin, Shuo Xing +6
Citations are the bedrock of scientific authority, yet their integrity is compromised by widespread miscitations: ranging from nuanced distortions to fabricated references. Systema…
"Everyone Else Does It": The Rise of Preprinting Culture in Computing Disciplines
Kyrie Zhixuan Zhou, Justin Eric Chen, Xiang Zheng +3
Preprinting has become a norm in fast-paced computing fields such as artificial intelligence (AI) and human-computer interaction (HCI). In this paper, we conducted semistructured i…
Interdisciplinary PhDs face barriers to top university placement within their disciplines
Xiang Zheng, Anli Peng, Xi Hong +2
Interdisciplinary research has gained prominence as a necessity for addressing complex challenges, yet its impact on early academic careers remains unclear. This study examines how…
Parenthood Penalties in Academia: Childcare Responsibilities, Gender Role Beliefs and Institutional Support
Xi Hong, Xiang Zheng, Haimiao Yuan +1
Despite progress toward gender parity, women remain underrepresented in academia, particularly in senior research positions. This study investigates the role of parenthood in shapi…
Tenure and Research Trajectories
Giorgio Tripodi, Xiang Zheng, Yifan Qian +4
Tenure is a cornerstone of the US academic system, yet its relationship to faculty research trajectories remains poorly understood. Conceptually, tenure systems may act as a select…