When Bad Science Wins, or “I’ll See It When I Believe It” | The Scholarly Kitchen

"There have been, and continue to regularly be, observational studies done, looking to see whether open access to a research paper results in that paper receiving more citations than it might have if it were published under a traditional subscription model. SPARC Europe lists 70 such studies, the majority of which claim to show a citation advantage.

The problem with looking at raw numbers of studies is that, of course, popularity isn’t what matters in science; rather what matters is rigorous methodology and accuracy of conclusions."