Plateau of AI policy preprint citation rates after 2024

Determine whether AI policy preprint citation rates have plateaued around forty percent in 2024 or will change in 2025 and beyond by extending the bibliometric analysis to subsequent years.

Background

The analysis indicates that preprint citation rates may be stabilizing around 40–50%, with a slight decline in 2024 in the U.S. However, the authors caution that definitive conclusions require additional data.

Tracking the trajectory with 2025 and later data will clarify whether a true plateau exists or if the observed stabilization is transient.