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For most academics, it is professionally vital to stay current in our fields. However, the volume of publication appears to be increasing exponentially (see [https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aao01851 &, https://arxiv.org/abs/2309.158842 : the]. The first of these studies estimates a doubling time of 15 years).

What are good strategies for coping with this increasing volume of literature?

For most academics, it is professionally vital to stay current in our fields. However, the volume of publication appears to be increasing exponentially (see https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aao0185 & https://arxiv.org/abs/2309.15884 : the first of these studies estimates a doubling time of 15 years).

What are good strategies for coping with this increasing volume of literature?

For most academics, it is professionally vital to stay current in our fields. However, the volume of publication appears to be increasing exponentially [1, 2]. The first of these studies estimates a doubling time of 15 years.

What are good strategies for coping with this increasing volume of literature?

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For most academics, it is professionally vital to stay current in our fields. However, the volume of publication appears to be increasing exponentially (see https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aao0185 & https://arxiv.org/abs/2309.15884 : the first of these studies estimates a doubling time of 15 years).

What are good strategies for coping with this increasing volume of literature?

This question is a re-write in an attempt to make it less opinion-based. The original question was about biomedical science, but I suspect that most fields face the same problem to a greater or lesser degree. And this problem is multiplied for those who sit across more than discipline...

For most academics, it is professionally vital to stay current in our fields. However, the volume of publication appears to be increasing exponentially (see https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aao0185 & https://arxiv.org/abs/2309.15884 : the first of these studies estimates a doubling time of 15 years).

What are good strategies for coping with this increasing volume of literature?

This question is a re-write in an attempt to make it less opinion-based. The original question was about biomedical science, but I suspect that most fields face the same problem to a greater or lesser degree. And this problem is multiplied for those who sit across more than discipline...

For most academics, it is professionally vital to stay current in our fields. However, the volume of publication appears to be increasing exponentially (see https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aao0185 & https://arxiv.org/abs/2309.15884 : the first of these studies estimates a doubling time of 15 years).

What are good strategies for coping with this increasing volume of literature?

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What's are the best ways to handle How can researchers effectively stay current as the floodvolume of research publications increases?

Curious: are others also dealing with growing pdf piles of must-read publications and yet falling more and more behind despite tryingFor most academics, it is professionally vital to keep up? The pacestay current in our fields. However, the volume of publications seemspublication appears to be accelerating even to the point that keeping up withincreasing exponentially review papers in one's area(s)see https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aao0185 & https://arxiv.org/abs/2309.15884 : the first of research interests has becomethese studies estimates a serious challenge. Practically futiledoubling time of 15 years).

If you're encountering such situation and came up with ways to deal with it - would love to know yourWhat are good strategies. for coping with this increasing volume of literature?

This question is a re-write in an attempt to make it less opinion-based. The original question was about biomedical science, but I suspect that most fields face the same problem to a greater or lesser degree. And this problem is multiplied for those who sit across more than discipline...

What's are the best ways to handle the flood of research publications?

Curious: are others also dealing with growing pdf piles of must-read publications and yet falling more and more behind despite trying to keep up? The pace of publications seems to be accelerating even to the point that keeping up with review papers in one's area(s) of research interests has become a serious challenge. Practically futile.

If you're encountering such situation and came up with ways to deal with it - would love to know your strategies.

How can researchers effectively stay current as the volume of publications increases?

For most academics, it is professionally vital to stay current in our fields. However, the volume of publication appears to be increasing exponentially (see https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aao0185 & https://arxiv.org/abs/2309.15884 : the first of these studies estimates a doubling time of 15 years).

What are good strategies for coping with this increasing volume of literature?

This question is a re-write in an attempt to make it less opinion-based. The original question was about biomedical science, but I suspect that most fields face the same problem to a greater or lesser degree. And this problem is multiplied for those who sit across more than discipline...

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