Benjamin Laufer(@BenDLaufer):OpenAI's most cited mathematician is OpenAI. Yesterday OpenAI published 722 math papers. I explored the citation network underneath them. OpenAI is a serial self-citer: more than half of the papers cite another OpenAI-authored work. I also found many instances of citation "cycles," where for example paper A cites to B, B cites to C, and C cites back to A. These observations don't necessarily mean that the proofs or logic in these papers are faulty, but they raise questions about how citation and publication norms may change. There's lots of interesting structure to analyze in the network representing these papers and their citations. I wrote up the findings, with plots and code, in my latest post.

2026.10.08 01:43

OpenAI's most cited mathematician is OpenAI. Yesterday OpenAI published 722 math papers. I explored the citation network underneath them. OpenAI is a serial self-citer: more than half of the papers cite another OpenAI-authored work. I also found many instances of citation "cycles," where for example paper A cites to B, B cites to C, and C cites back to A. These observations don't necessarily mean that the proofs or logic in these papers are faulty, but they raise questions about how citation and publication norms may change. There's lots of interesting structure to analyze in the network representing these papers and their citations. I wrote up the findings, with plots and code, in my latest post.