Utilization of published simulation results by applied statisticians

Ascertain whether published simulation results are predominantly read by methodological researchers rather than used by applied statisticians to plan specific studies, and quantify the degree of this usage gap in practice.

Background

The authors position methodological simulation-based evaluations as a form of basic science with significant translational potential for practical applications. They argue that this potential is underused in practice.

They explicitly conjecture that many simulation results are consumed by methodologists rather than applied statisticians planning studies, pointing to citation patterns as suggestive evidence. Verifying and quantifying this usage gap would help target translational efforts and improve the practical impact of methodological simulation research.

References

this potential is far from being fully exploited: we conjecture that many simulation results are read by methodological researchers rather than used by applied statisticians to plan specific studies, as suggested by citation records of methodological articles.

— Bridging the Gap Between Methodological Research and Statistical Practice: Toward "Translational Simulation Research (2510.05800 - Boulesteix et al., 7 Oct 2025) in Section 2.2 (The gap between methodological research and statistical applications)