Cristian Candia awarded ANID-FONDECYT Regular 2026 grant

Cristian Candia was awarded an ANID-FONDECYT Regular 2026 grant for the project “Collective Memory Decay in Science: Patterns and Determinants of Forgetting Retracted Research.”

The project studies why invalidated or retracted research can continue to be cited and influence scientific agendas after formal correction. It combines bibliometrics, citation networks, natural language processing, artificial intelligence, statistical physics, and models of collective memory.

The work consolidates a CRiSS-LAB research line on how science remembers, forgets, and corrects itself in high-volume information environments.

Cristian Candia
Cristian Candia
Associate Professor and Head of CRiSS-LAB, School of Engineering and School of Government, Universidad del Desarrollo, Chile.

My research interests include collective behavior, collective and artificial intelligence, network science, and business analytics.