Wikipedia: the most cited authors revealed to be three Australian scientists

Trio who wrote climate paper had no idea they were referenced more than 2.8 million times

An academic paper on global climate zones written by three Australians more than a decade ago has been named the most cited source on Wikipedia, having being referenced more than 2.8m times.

But the authors of the paper, who are still good friends, had no idea about the wider impact of their work until recently.

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