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[โ€“] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Real question, are there any instances of someone's research being so niche that the only option is to cite themselves?

[โ€“] fossilesque@mander.xyz 13 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Happens all the time, depends on the paper. Often projects produce a lot of papers about a niche subject, so you're working through building that literature body.

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