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citation chaining: find the “real” literature (not the noise)

a power-user technique: start from one strong anchor paper, then use reference lists and “cited by” to map the field quickly and avoid low-quality repeats.

The Bottom Line

  • A single high-quality anchor paper is worth 50 random search hits.
  • Go backward (references) to find cornerstone work; go forward (“cited by”) to find what changed.
  • Use chaining to build a “map” of consensus vs controversy.

Why this matters for clinicians

Chaining is how you avoid being misled by whatever is most recent, most shared, or best marketed. It gives you intellectual lineage.
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