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Nicholas Polson credited with 258 papers in a single year
Original: Nicholas Polson has authored 258 academic papers in 2026 so far
A widely shared item claims Duke statistician Nicholas Polson has authored 258 academic papers in 2026 so far, an extraordinary rate for one researcher. Readers are treating the figure as a striking example of how publication counts have ballooned, with many linking the surge to AI-assisted writing and mounting pressure in academia to produce papers at industrial scale.
Why now: The implausibly high paper count is being read as evidence of AI-driven publication inflation in academia.
Nicholas PolsonDuke University
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