Positive citation bias and overinterpreted results lead to misinformation on common mycorrhizal networks in forests

We identified papers on common mycorrhizal network (CMN) function (interplant resource transfer or effects on seedling performance) or structure (topology, architecture) from the Web of Science – Core Collection on May 4, 2022. The time period was set from 1997-2022. We identified ‘influential’ field studies, defined as those having at least 50 citations, and evaluated citations of those studies. The analyses performed in the paper were on these data.