Tools/methods for finding most pivotal unjournal-worthy research

By david_reinstein @ 2022-04-23T01:10 (+10)

I'm taking a few approaches to this myself, and I had some questions about the best way to do some things. (Tagging "EA Librarian" on this in particular)

I'm considering (discussion here) existing lists, reviews, and syllabi such as:

GPI research agenda (includes many posed questions)
Open Philanthropy "questions that might affect our grantmaking"
Pablo Stafforini's syllabi, David Rhys-Bernard's syllabus

What 'lists' in this category am I missing?

What are the best tools for finding:

the most prominent EA-linked authors in economics, social science, and policy impact
the papers that a relevant author cites the most? (E.g., 'which papers does David Roodman cite most often'?)
the papers that a relevant organization cites the most?

Where and how (perhaps outside EA circles) should I promote this crowdsourcing and this bounty? E.g., which particular academic boards/societies/groups should we share this with? What other incentives should we offer?
How could GPT3 or Elicit be used to help in this, if at all?

jlemien @ 2022-04-23T08:05 (+11)

I've recently discovered Connected Papers, and while it doesn't address all of your questions, it might be helpful for finding EA-linked authors and papers. Here is an example of the web of connections for What Should We Agree on about the Repugnant Conclusion.