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Study Reveals 53% Reproducibility Rate in Social Sciences

4/1/2026

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Systematizing Confidence in Open Research and Evidence (SCORE) found researchers could reproduce results from only about half of 3,900 social-science studies analyzed.
The project involved 865 researchers and assessed reproducibility and replicability.
Of 600 papers tested, 53% could be reproduced accurately, with some failures from insufficient data.
The results align with prior studies indicating a reproducibility crisis in science.
Economist Abel Brodeur reported more positive results, suggesting improvements since 2022.

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Story summary

Systematizing Confidence in Open Research and Evidence (SCORE) found researchers could reproduce results from only about half of 3,900 social-science studies analyzed.
The project involved 865 researchers and assessed reproducibility and replicability.
Of 600 papers tested, 53% could be reproduced accurately, with some failures from insufficient data.
The results align with prior studies indicating a reproducibility crisis in science.
Economist Abel Brodeur reported more positive results, suggesting improvements since 2022.