2016
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0167983
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Abstract: Peer-reviewed publications focusing on climate change are growing exponentially with the consequence that the uptake and influence of individual papers varies greatly. Here, we derive metrics of narrativity from psychology and literary theory, and use these metrics to test the hypothesis that more narrative climate change writing is more likely to be influential, using citation frequency as a proxy for influence. From a sample of 732 scientific abstracts drawn from the climate change literature, we find that a… Show more

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“…Scientific writing, like any other writing, is an art form. However, unlike other forms of writing, scientific communication is dominated by expository writing styles (Hillier et al, 2016). Recent evidence suggests that expository writing may not be the best choice.…”
Section: Writing Rule Breakersmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Scientific writing, like any other writing, is an art form. However, unlike other forms of writing, scientific communication is dominated by expository writing styles (Hillier et al, 2016). Recent evidence suggests that expository writing may not be the best choice.…”
Section: Writing Rule Breakersmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Recent evidence suggests that expository writing may not be the best choice. In fact, “audiences tend to understand and recall narratives—that is, stories—far better than information received in other ways” (Hillier et al, 2016).…”
Section: Writing Rule Breakersmentioning
confidence: 99%
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