Research FOMO – Do you have it?

If you feel overwhelmed by the sheer number of research papers published in your field, then you are not alone; data from PubMed suggests that over 3000 articles are published every single day. It’s therefore not surprising that you may be suffering from FOMO – fear of missing out on key research. Isn’t more published research a good thing? Yes, undoubtedly it is! The more research is published the more it encourages conversation within the community, which in turn leads to further advancements in our scientific understanding. However, owing to the sheer amount of research activity that is conducted all of the time, it makes it very easy to miss out on the key information relevant to you in your main fields of interest, let alone those fields adjacent to your own. Finding the time to filter, study and absorb the literature can be difficult. You can spend hours of your day sifting through countless articles from multiple journals and publishing outlets without making much of a dent in the content produced daily. If this situation sounds all too familiar, then you might be suffering from research FOMO. But don’t fret! F1000Prime can help you. F1000Prime is a unique, expert-driven discovery and evaluation tool that enables researchers, clinicians, students, and librarians to stay on top of the literature and at the cutting-edge of research. We have an internationally renowned group of over 8,000 leading experts – the F1000 Faculty – who closely monitor and e...
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